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Luke 7:29-31
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Luke 7:29-31
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
29 And all the people who heard Him, even the tax collectors, acknowledged the justice of God [in [a]calling them to repentance and in pronouncing future wrath on the impenitent], being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers [of the Mosaic Law] annulled and rejected and brought to nothing God’s purpose concerning themselves, by [refusing and] not being baptized by him [John].
31 So to what shall I compare the men of this generation? And what are they like?
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- Luke 7:29 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Luke 7:29-31
New International Version
Luke 7:29-31
New International Version
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(A) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(B) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31 Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
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