^7:30However, the Pharisees¹⁰⁶ and the experts in religious law¹⁰⁷ rejected God’s purpose¹⁰⁸ for themselves, because they had not been baptized¹⁰⁹ by John.¹¹⁰)¹¹¹

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Footnotes

106 See the note on Pharisees in .
107 That is, the experts in the interpretation of the Mosaic law (see also Luke 5:17, although the Greek term is not identical there, and Luke 10:25, where it is the same).
108 Or “plan.”
109 The participle βαπτισθέντες (baptisthentes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as means (“for themselves, by not having been baptized”). This is similar to the translation found in the .
110 Grk “by him”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
111 Luke 7:29–30 forms something of an aside by the author. To indicate this, they have been placed in parentheses.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God’s plan for them, for they had refused John’s baptism.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.)

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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