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Luke 20:3

1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2 “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
KJV
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
WEB
He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
ASV
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
DARBY
And he answering said to them, *I* also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:
BLB
And answering, He said to them, “I also will ask you⁺ a word, and you⁺ tell Me:
ÅB
Men han svarte og sa til dem: Også jeg vil spørre dere om en ting; si meg:
OTB
Han svarte dem: «Jeg vil også spørre dere om noe. La meg få vite:
B1930
Men han svarte og sa til dem: Også jeg vil spørre eder om en ting; si mig:

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