Parallel Verses
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.
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.”
An Understandable Version
But if we say 'from men,' all the people will stone us, for they are 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.
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 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. 7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
Cross References
Matthew 21:26
But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.
Matthew 11:9
But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 14:5
And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
Matthew 21:46
And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.
Matthew 26:5
But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.
Mark 12:12
And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.
Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
Luke 7:26-29
But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
John 10:41
And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
Acts 5:26
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.