Luke 7:28-30 Part 2 of 2

"I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!" When they heard this, all the people--even the tax collectors--agreed that God's way was right, for they had been baptized by John. But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God's plan for them, for they had refused John's baptism.

When they heard this, all the people--even the tax collectors--agreed that God's way was right, for they had been baptized by John.

Matthew 21:31  "Which of the two obeyed his father?" (see verses 28-30) They replied, "The first." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do."

Mark 1:5  All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. and when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Luke 3:12  Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, "Teacher, what should we do?"

But the Pharisees and experts in religious law 

Matthew 22:34  But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, (see verses 23-33) they met together to question him again.

Luke 10:25  One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 11:45  "Teacher," said an expert in religious law, "you have insulted us, too, in what you just said." (see verses 42-52)

Luke 11:52  "What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."

rejected God's plan for them, for they had refused John's baptism. 

Matthew 21:32  "For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins."

Matthew 23:13  "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either."

Mark 7:6-8  Jesus replied, "You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.' (Isaiah 29:13) For you ignore God's law and substitute your own tradition."

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