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Luke 20:5

3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

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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
They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
KJV
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
WEB
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
ASV
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
DARBY
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?
BLB
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you⁺ not believe him?’
ÅB
Men de samrådde seg med hverandre og sa: Sier vi: Fra himmelen, da sier han: Hvorfor trodde dere ham da ikke?
OTB
De diskuterte seg imellom og sa: «Hvis vi sier: 'Fra himmelen,' vil han spørre: 'Hvorfor trodde dere ham da ikke?'
B1930
Men de samrådde sig med hverandre og sa: Sier vi: Fra himmelen, da sier han: Hvorfor trodde I ham da ikke?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 13:25

    And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

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  • John 1:34

    And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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  • John 5:33–35

    Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

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  • John 1:30

    This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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  • John 3:36

    He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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  • John 3:26

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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  • John 1:15–18

    John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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