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Luke 7:29-31
New Testament for Everyone
Luke 7:29-31
New Testament for Everyone
29 When all the people, and the tax-collectors, heard that, they praised God for his faithfulness; they had been baptized with John’s baptism. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers, who had not been baptized by John, rejected God’s plan for them.
31 “What picture can I use,” Jesus continued, “for the people of this generation? What are they like?
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Luke 7:29-31
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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?
Luke 7:29-31
New King James Version
Luke 7:29-31
New King James Version
29 And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors [a]justified God, (A)having been baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and [b]lawyers rejected (B)the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.
31 [c]And the Lord said, (C)“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?
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