Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Was John's authority to baptize from heaven or from humans?"
A Conservative Version
The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
American Standard Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
was the immersion of John [authorized] from heaven or from men?"
Anderson New Testament
Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men?
Bible in Basic English
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
Common New Testament
the baptism of Johnwas it from heaven or from men?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
tell me, the baptism of John, was it a divine or a human institution?
Darby Translation
The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?
Godbey New Testament
Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men?
Goodspeed New Testament
Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?"
John Wesley New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves,
Julia Smith Translation
Was the immersion of John of heaven, or of men
King James 2000
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men?
Modern King James verseion
The baptism of John, was it from Heaven or from men?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The baptism of John: was it from heaven, or of men?"
Moffatt New Testament
did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"
Montgomery New Testament
"Was John's baptism from heaven or from man?"
NET Bible
John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people?"
New Heart English Bible
the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from man?"
Noyes New Testament
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Sawyer New Testament
Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men?
The Emphasized Bible
The immersion of John, Of heaven, was it, or of men?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is about John's baptism--was it of divine or of human origin?"
Webster
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Weymouth New Testament
"was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
Williams New Testament
was John's baptism from heaven or from men?"
World English Bible
the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"
Worrell New Testament
The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or of men?"
Worsley New Testament
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?
Youngs Literal Translation
the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'
Themes
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
3
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing, and answer me:
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Cross References
Luke 15:18
I will arise and go to my father and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee
Daniel 4:25-26
that they shall drive thee from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass of the field as the oxen, and with the dew of heaven shalt thou be bathed, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou shalt understand that the most High takes rule over the kingdom of men and that he shall give it to whoever he will.
Matthew 11:7-19
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Matthew 17:11-12
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall come first and restore all things.
Matthew 21:25-32
The baptism of John, where was it from? 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?
Luke 7:28-35
For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist, but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John 1:19-28
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?