Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are 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."
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.
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 But they began arguing together: "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why did not you believe him?' 6 But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a Prophet." 7 So they answered that they did not know its origin.
Cross References
Matthew 21:26
But if we say 'human,' we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet."
Matthew 11:9
What, then, did you go for? To see a Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
Matthew 14:5
Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a Prophet.
Matthew 21:46
Yet, although eager to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who regarded him as a Prophet.
Matthew 26:5
But they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of causing a riot."
Mark 12:12
After this his enemies were eager to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed the parable. So they let him alone, and went away.
Luke 1:76
And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,
Luke 7:26-29
What then did you go to see? A Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
John 10:41
"John gave no sign of his mission," they said; "but everything that he said about this man was true."
Acts 5:26
On this, the Officer went with his men and fetched the Apostles--without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people--