^9 [a]But what did you go out to see? ^(A)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

²⁹ When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged ^(A)God’s justice, ^(B)having been baptized with ^(C)the baptism of John.

³⁰ But the Pharisees and the ^[a](A)lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by ^[b]John.