30But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.


In Context

27 This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

28 For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet that John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

29 And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.

30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.

31 And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

32 They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and speaking one to another, and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept.

Luke 7:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:30but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:30but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.