Catholic Public Domain Version
"But the Pharisees and the experts in the law despised the counsel of God concerning themselves, by not being baptized by him. "
— Luke 7:30, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.”
“But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him. ”
“But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.”
“However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)”
“But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.”
“But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)”
“But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.”
This is he of whom it is written: “Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.”
For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is greater than the prophet John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
And upon hearing this, all the people and the tax collectors justified God, by being baptized with the baptism of John.
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law despised the counsel of God concerning themselves, by not being baptized by him.
Then the Lord said: “Therefore, to what shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they similar?
They are like children sitting in the marketplace, talking with one another, and saying: ‘We sang to you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not weep.’
For John the Baptist came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’