Luke 20:6 But if we say, 'Of human origin,' all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

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New International Version
But if we say, 'Of human origin,' all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

English Standard Version
But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

New American Standard Bible
"But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

International Standard Version
But if we say, 'From humans,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

American Standard Version
But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if we say, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Darby Bible Translation
but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Young's Literal Translation
and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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 further knowledge. It was just with Christ to refuse to give account of his authority, to those who knew the baptism of John to be from heaven, yet would not believe in him, nor own their knowledge.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. Why then believed ye him not?—that is, in his testimony to Jesus, the sum of his whole witness.

Luke 20:5

Luke 20:7

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