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

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

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

And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

How can you say,“ We are wise! We have the law of the LORD”? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

But about Israel he says,“ All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”

For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.

I do not set aside God’s grace, because if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing!

In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will