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Luke 7:30

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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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  1. Luke 13:34Rank 1 from verse 30
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    34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

  2. 2 Corinthians 6:1Rank 2 from verse 30
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    1WE then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

  3. Jeremiah 8:8Rank 3 from verse 30
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    8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

  4. Matthew 22:35Rank 4 from verse 30
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    35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

  5. Acts 20:27Rank 5 from verse 30
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    27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

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Luke 7:30

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

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31¶ And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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