World English Bible
"But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves."
— Luke 7:30, World English Bible
“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. ”
“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 messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
"For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."
When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
"To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?
They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you didn't dance. We mourned, and you didn't weep.'
For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'