Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
New American Standard Bible
They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
King James Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Holman Bible
They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
International Standard Version
They discussed this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask, "Then why didn't you believe him?'
A Conservative Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
American Standard Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
Amplified
They discussed and debated it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
An Understandable Version
And they discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say 'from heaven,' He will say 'Why [then] did you not believe him [i.e., believe his message]?'
Anderson New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply: Why, then, did you not believe him?
Common New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Daniel Mace New Testament
but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?
Darby Translation
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?
Godbey New Testament
And they reason among themselves saying, If we may say it is from heaven; He will say, Why did you not believe on him?
Goodspeed New Testament
And they argued with one another, and said, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
John Wesley New Testament
saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Julia Smith Translation
And they reckoned up together to themselves, saying, That if we say, Of heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
King James 2000
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they discussed [this] with one another, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Modern King James verseion
And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we shall say, From Heaven, he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they thought within themselves saying, "If we shall say. 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then believed ye him not?'
Moffatt New Testament
Now they reasoned to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Montgomery New Testament
So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why did you not believe in him?'
NET Bible
So they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
New Heart English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Noyes New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
Sawyer New Testament
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did you not believe him?
The Emphasized Bible
And they deliberated together by themselves, saying - If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore did ye not believe him?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven; he will say, Wherefore then did ye not believe him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
But they began arguing together: "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why did not you believe him?'
Webster
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Weymouth New Testament
So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Williams New Testament
And they argued with one another, and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
World English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
Worrell New Testament
And they reasoned together with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why did ye not believe him?'
Worsley New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Youngs Literal Translation
And they reasoned with themselves, saying -- 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
Themes
Interlinear
De
heautou
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men? 5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him? 6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 1:15-18
John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
John 1:30
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
John 1:34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
John 3:26
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
John 3:36
He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.
John 5:33-35
You sent to John and he gave true witness.
Acts 13:25
And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.