Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But if we say 'from men,' all the people will stone us, 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
King James Version
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Holman Bible
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people
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."
A Conservative Version
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced John is 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.
Amplified
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.”
Anderson New Testament
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they believe that John was a prophet.
Bible in Basic English
But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
Common New Testament
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
Daniel Mace New Testament
if we should assert, it was a human contrivance, the populace would stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Darby Translation
but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Godbey New Testament
And if we may say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Goodspeed New Testament
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
John Wesley New Testament
But if we say of men, all the people will stone us;
Julia Smith Translation
And if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded John to be a prophet.
King James 2000
But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."
Modern King James verseion
But if we say, From men, then all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if we shall say, 'Of men,' all the people will stone us. For they surely be persuaded that John is a prophet."
Moffatt New Testament
And if we say, 'From men,' the whole of the people will stone us, for they are convinced John was a prophet."
Montgomery New Testament
"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet."
NET Bible
But if we say, 'From people,' all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."
New Heart English Bible
But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
Noyes New Testament
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Sawyer New Testament
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John is a prophet.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if we say, Of men, the people, one and all, will stone us, for, persuaded, they are, that, John, was, a prophet.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a Prophet."
Webster
But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Weymouth New Testament
And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."
Williams New Testament
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
World English Bible
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
Worrell New Testament
and if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
Worsley New Testament
but if we say, Of men, the people will all stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Youngs 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.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
5 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]?' 6 But if we say 'from men,' all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet." 7 Then they answered Jesus that they did not know [who authorized John's immersion].
Cross References
Matthew 21:26
But if we say, 'from men,' we are afraid the crowd will oppose us because they all consider John to be a prophet."
Matthew 11:9
Why did you go out [to the desert]? To see a prophet? Yes, I should say [he was], and much more than a prophet.
Matthew 14:5
Now Herod wanted to have him put to death, [but hesitated], fearing the crowd, because they considered John to be a prophet.
Matthew 21:46
When they attempted to arrest Him, [they hesitated because] they feared [what] the crowds [might do], since they considered Jesus a prophet.
Matthew 26:5
But they reasoned, "We will not do it during the Festival because it might start a riot among the people."
Mark 12:12
And they [i.e., the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses] attempted to arrest Jesus, but [hesitated because] they feared what the crowd might do, for they understood that He was speaking the parable against them. So, they left Him and went away.
Luke 1:76
Yes, you [my] child [i.e., John], will be called the prophet of the Highest [i.e., God], for you will go ahead of the Lord's presence to prepare His ways.
Luke 7:26-29
But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I will say [he is], and much more than a prophet.
John 10:41
Many people came to Him and were saying, "It is true that John did not perform any [miraculous] signs, but everything he said about this man was true."
Acts 5:26
[Immediately] the captain, with his officers, went [to the Temple] and brought the apostles back again, but did not use any violence because they feared that the people might stone them.