Luke 7:29-30

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29} When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they ^(a)acknowledged ^(A)God’s justice, ^(B)having been baptized with ^(C)the baptism of John. ^{Tools
30} But the Pharisees and the ^(b)^(D)lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by ^(c)John.

Footnotes:

a. Luke 7:29: ['Or ', justified God]

b. Luke 7:30: ['I.e. experts in the Mosaic Law']

c. Luke 7:30: ['Lit ', him]

Cross references:

A. Luke 7:29: Luke 7:35

B. Luke 7:29: Matthew 21:32; Luke 3:12

C. Luke 7:29: Acts 18:25; Acts 19:3

D. Luke 7:30: Matthew 22:35