Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded 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.
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."
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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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
5 So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why did you not believe in him?' 6 "And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet." 7 So they answered that they did not know whence it was.
Cross References
Matthew 21:26
"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."
Matthew 11:9
"But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;
Matthew 14:5
And although he wished to kill John, he feared the people, for they considered John a prophet.
Matthew 21:46
but although they longed to apprehend him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
Matthew 26:5
but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."
Mark 12:12
And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.
Luke 1:76
"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
Luke 7:26-29
"But what went you to see? A prophet?
John 10:41
Many who came to him said, "John did not perform any signs, but everything he said about this man was true."
Acts 5:26
On this the officer went off with his men and fetched them, not, however, by force, for they were afraid that the people would stone them.