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


In Context

27 This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

28 |For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.|

29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

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

31 |To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?

32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you didn't dance. We mourned, and you didn't weep.'

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.