Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Luke 20:5 in other translations
| BSB | They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ |
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| 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? |
| YLT | And they reasoned with themselves, saying--‘If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, 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? |
| BBE | And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him? |
| Webster | And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? |
What does Luke 20:5 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:1-8
Men often pretend to examine the evidences of revelation, and the truth of the gospel, when only seeking excuses for their own unbelief and disobedience. Christ answered these priests and scribes with a plain question about the baptism of John, which the common people could answer. They all knew it was from heaven, nothing in it had an earthly tendency. Those that bury the knowledge they have, are justly denied…
Luke 20:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 20:5
- 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.
- John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
- John 5:33-35
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Context
- Luke 20:4
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
- Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
- Luke 20:6
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luke 20:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas ellos pensaban dentro de sí, diciendo: Si dijéremos, del cielo, dirá: ¿Por qué, pues, no le creísteis? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils raisonnèrent entre eux, disant: Si nous disons: Du ciel, il dira: Pourquoi ne l’avez-vous pas cru? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie aber überlegten miteinander und sprachen: Wenn wir sagen: vom Himmel, so wird er sagen: Warum habt ihr ihm nicht geglaubt? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At illi cogitabant intra se, dicentes: Quia si dixerimus: De cælo, dicet: Quare ergo non credidistis illi? |