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Matthew 21:25

John

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

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BSB
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
KJV
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
WEB
The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
ASV
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?
DARBY
The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?
BLB
From where was the baptism of John? From heaven or from men?” And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you⁺ not believe him?’
ÅB
Hvor kom Johannes' dåp fra? Var den fra himmelen eller fra mennesker?» Da tenkte de med seg selv: «Sier vi ‘Fra himmelen’, så vil han si ‘Hvorfor trodde dere ham ikke da?’
OTB
Johannes’ dåp, hvor var den fra? Fra himmelen eller fra mennesker?” De diskuterte det seg imellom og sa: “Hvis vi sier: ‘Fra himmelen,’ vil han spørre: ‘Hvorfor trodde dere ham da ikke?’
B1930
Johannes' dåp, hvorfra var den? fra himmelen eller fra mennesker? Da tenkte de ved sig selv og sa: Sier vi: Fra himmelen, da sier han til oss: Hvorfor trodde I ham da ikke?

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