Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Was the immersion of John of heaven, or of 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?
Goodspeed New Testament
Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?"
John Wesley New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves,
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 having answered he said to them, I will ask you one word; and tell me: 4 Was the immersion of John of heaven, or of men 5 And they reckoned up together to themselves, saying, That if we say, Of heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Cross References
Luke 15:18
Having risen, I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Daniel 4:25-26
And for thee driving from men, and with the beasts of the open field to be thy dwelling, and they shall feed to thee grass as oxen, and wetting to thee from the dew of the heavens, and seven times shall pass over thee till that thou shalt know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and to whom that he will, he will give it
Matthew 11:7-19
And these going forth, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 17:11-12
And Jesus having answered, said to them, Elias truly comes first and will re-establish all things.
Matthew 21:25-32
The baptism of John, whence was it of heaven or of men And they reasoned by themselves, saying, If we say, Of heaven; he will say to us, Why, then, believed ye him not?
Luke 7:28-35
For I say to you, Among the begotten of women none is a greater prophet than John the Immerser; and the less in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
John 1:6
A man was sent from God, the name to him John.
John 1:19-28
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem that they might ask him, Who art thou?