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

但法利赛人和律法师没有受过约翰的洗，竟为自己废弃了神的旨意。。

但法利赛人和律法师没有受过约翰的洗，竟废弃了上帝为他们所定的旨意。

但法利赛人和律法师没有受过约翰的洗，竟废弃了神为他们所定的旨意。

但那些法利赛人和律法教师没有接受约翰的洗礼，拒绝了上帝为他们所定的旨意。

但法利赛人和律法师，未受过约翰的洗礼，就拒绝神对他们的美意。

而没有受过他洗礼的法利赛人和律法师们，就弃绝了神对他们的计划。

但法利賽人和律法師沒有受過約翰的洗，竟為自己廢棄了神的旨意。

但法利賽人和律法師沒有受過約翰的洗，竟廢棄了上帝為他們所定的旨意。

但法利賽人和律法師沒有受過約翰的洗，竟廢棄了神為他們所定的旨意。

但那些法利賽人和律法教師沒有接受約翰的洗禮，拒絕了上帝為他們所定的旨意。

但法利賽人和律法師，未受過約翰的洗禮，就拒絕神對他們的美意。

但法利賽人和律法師因沒受過約翰的洗、竟自廢棄了上帝的計畫了）。

而沒有受過他洗禮的法利賽人和律法師們，就棄絕了神對他們的計劃。

惟法利賽人與律師未受其洗、自暴而拒上帝之旨、

惟𠵽唎㘔人與教法師、不受其洗、自暴而拒上帝之旨、○

惟法利賽人與教法師、未受其洗、彼拒天主之旨、而自取罪戾、

惟法利塞與律學士輩、獨不受其洗、是亦辜負天主之宏謨而已矣。』

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

But the Pharisees and the authorities on the law did not accept for themselves God’s purpose. So they had not been baptized by John.

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

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

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

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

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

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

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him:

“ Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

“ How can you claim,‘ We are wise; the law of the Lord is with us’? In fact, the lying pen of scribes has produced falsehood.

Working together with Him, we also appeal to you,“ Don’t receive God’s grace in vain.”

But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people.

for I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

We have also received an inheritance in Him, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,