Luke 20:7

5 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8 And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Og de svarte at de ikke visste hvor den var fra.
OTB
Så de svarte at de ikke visste hvor den var fra.
B1930
Og de svarte at de ikke visste hvor den var fra.
BSB
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
KJV
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
WEB
They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
ASV
And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was].
DARBY
And they answered, they did not know whence.
BLB
And they answered [that] they did not know from where.

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  • Isaiah 41:28

    When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

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  • Isaiah 42:19–20

    Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?

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  • John 3:19–20

    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

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  • Jeremiah 8:7–9

    Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.

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  • 2 Peter 3:3

    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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  • Zechariah 11:15

    And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

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  • Isaiah 44:18

    They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

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  • Isaiah 29:14

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

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