Lucas 7:30 NVI

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 7:29-35

Luke 7:29-35. And all the people That were present, and the publicans in particular, when they heard this discourse, having been formerly baptized with the baptism of John, justified God Owned his wisdom and mercy, in having called them to repentance by John’s ministry, and prepared them for him that was to come. But the Pharisees and lawyers The good, learned, honourable men; rejected the counsel of God against themselves That is, to their own prejudice. They made void God’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

49. Messengers from John the Baptist (Matthew 11:1-19; Luke 7:18-35)Shut up in prison, John the Baptist received only irregular and possibly inaccurate reports of Jesus’ ministry. These reports must have caused him to wonder whether Jesus really was the Messiah he foretold. Jesus sent back the message that he was carrying out a ministry of relief to the oppressed, which was the sort of ministry foretold of the Messiah in the Old Testament (Matthew 11:1-5; cf. Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 61:1). Many... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:30

rejected = set aside, or annulled, by the interpretation they put upon it. Compare Galatians 1:2 , Galatians 1:21 .Proverbs 1:24 . counsel. Greek. boule. See App-102 ., and p. Ephesians 1:9 , Ephesians 1:11 . See also Acts 2:23 ; Acts 4:28 , &c. against = as to. Greek. eis. App-104 . of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 7:30

Luke 7:30. Rejected the counsel of God against themselves,— Rejected the divine offers made to them,—or, despised within themselves the purpose of God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:18-35

3. The confusion about Jesus’ identity 7:18-35It was only natural that these people had questions about who Jesus really was. Was He a prophet? Was He Elijah? Was He another former prophet? Was He "the Prophet" that Moses had predicted (Deuteronomy 18:18)? Was He the Messiah? Was He Immanuel, "God with us" (Isaiah 7:14)? Even John the Baptist began to have questions. On the one hand Jesus was fulfilling prophecy that indicated He was the Messiah. He was preaching righteousness, healing the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:29-35

Jesus’ condemnation of His unbelieving generation 7:29-35 (cf. Matthew 11:16-19)John had questioned Jesus’ identity, and Jesus had defended John’s identity. Jesus now warned his hearers who rejected John’s identity and Jesus’ identity. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:30

However, the Pharisees and lawyers (scribes) did not submit to John’s baptism showing that they had rejected God’s purpose, namely, His plan of salvation for them. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:1-50

Raising of the Widow’s Son. The Woman who was a Sinner1-10. Healing of the centurion’s servant. See on Matthew 8:5.11-17. The raising of the widow’s son (peculiar to Lk). On the credibility and significance of Christ’s miracles of resurrection, consult Matthew 9:18; John 11:1.11. Nain] 25 m. SW. of Capernaum on the hill ’little Hermon’ as it slopes down to the plain of Esdraelon: now a squalid collection of mud-hovels. Much people] RV ’a great multitude.’ Lazarus also was raised in the presence... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:24-35

(24-35) And when the messengers of John were departed.—See Notes on Matthew 11:7-19. The two narratives agree very closely. The few variations will be noticed as they occur. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:30

(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... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 7:29-35

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 7:18-35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:30

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 7:30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:18-35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:29-35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 7:30

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:1-50

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:24-35

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 7:30

Group of Brands