Luke Chapter 7 verse 30 Holy Bible
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.
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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)
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but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)
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But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
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But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
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but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 30. - But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. The ruling classes and the highly cultured in Israel, turned a deaf ear to the fervent preaching of the gospel; as a class, they came not to his baptism. The result of the refusal of these powerful and learned men to hear the reformer's voice was that John's mission failed to bring about a national reformation. Rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. The English Version here is not happy, and might lead to a false conception of the words of the original. The Greek would be better and more accurately rendered, "rejected for themselves the counsel of God."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) Rejected the counsel of God against themselves.--The English is unhappily ambiguous, admitting the construction that the counsel which the Pharisees rejected had been "against" them. Better, as in Galatians 2:21, frustrated for themselves the counsel of God.Being not baptized . . .--We read in Matthew 3:7 that Pharisees and Sadducees came at first to the baptism of John, but they were repelled by the sternness of his reproof, and could not bring themselves either to confess their sins or to bring forth fruits meet for repentance.