Luke 7:30
World English Bible (WEB)
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
In context
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 God’s Kingdom 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 should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
Luke 7:30 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
- KJV King James Version
- But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)
- WBS Webster Bible
- But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.