Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?"
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?
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 He said to them, "I will ask you a question too. 4 Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?" 5 And they argued with one another, and said, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
Cross References
Luke 15:18
I will get up, and go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your eyes;
Matthew 11:7-19
But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?
Matthew 17:11-12
He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything,
Matthew 21:25-32
Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
Luke 7:28-35
"I tell you, among men born of women there is none greater than John; and yet those who are of little importance in the Kingdom of God are greater than he.
John 1:6
There appeared a man by the name of John, with a message from God.