Luke 7:30

Contemporary English Version 1995

But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law of Moses refused to obey God and be baptized by John.

Cross References

Luke 13:34

Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and have stoned the messengers who were sent to you. I have often wanted to gather your people, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you wouldn't let me.

Jeremiah 8:8

You say, “We are wise because we have the teachings and laws of the Lord.” But I say that your teachers have turned my words into lies!

2 Corinthians 6:1

We work together with God, and we beg you to make good use of God's gift of undeserved grace.

Romans 10:21

And Isaiah said about the people of Israel, “All day long the Lord has reached out to people who are stubborn and refuse to obey.”

Acts 20:27

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

Matthew 22:35

One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

Ephesians 1:11

God always does what he plans, and this is why he appointed Christ to choose us.

Galatians 2:21

I don't turn my back on God's gift of undeserved grace. If we can be acceptable to God by obeying the Law, it was useless for Christ to die.

Proverbs 1:25

you rejected my advice and paid no attention when I warned you.

Luke 7:31

Jesus went on to say: What are you people like? What kind of people are you?

Luke 20:6

And we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize. The crowd will stone us to death, because they think John was a prophet.”