Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

Was the immersion of John [authorized] from heaven or from men? Give me an answer."

New American Standard Bible

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

King James Version

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

Holman Bible

Was John’s baptism from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”

International Standard Version

Was John's authority to baptize from heaven or from humans? Answer me."

A Conservative Version

The immersion of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

American Standard Version

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Amplified

Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me.”

Anderson New Testament

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Bible in Basic English

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

Common New Testament

The baptism of Johnwas it from heaven or from men? Answer me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

the baptism of John, was it of divine, or of human institution?

Darby Translation

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Godbey New Testament

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Goodspeed New Testament

Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me."

John Wesley New Testament

Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men?

Julia Smith Translation

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men ? answer me.

King James 2000

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

Modern King James verseion

The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The baptism of John: was it from heaven, or of men? Answer me."

Moffatt New Testament

What about the baptism of John? Was it from heaven or from men?"

Montgomery New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me!"

NET Bible

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."

New Heart English Bible

The baptism of John?was it from heaven, or from man? Answer me."

Noyes New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

Sawyer New Testament

The baptism of John; was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

The Emphasized Bible

The immersion by John, Of heaven, was it, or, of men? Answer me!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is about John's baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that."

Webster

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Weymouth New Testament

John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."

Williams New Testament

Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me."

World English Bible

The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

Worrell New Testament

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

Worsley New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Youngs Literal Translation

the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βάπτισμα 
Baptisma 
Usage: 14

of John
Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

was
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

it from
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

Context Readings

Jesus' Authority Challenged

29 Jesus answered them, "Let me ask you a question. And if you answer it, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 Was the immersion of John [authorized] from heaven or from men? Give me an answer." 31 So, they discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say 'from heaven' He will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe his message?'

Cross References

Matthew 3:1-17

In those days, John the Immerser went into the desert of Judea preaching [to Jews], saying,

Mark 1:1-11

This is [how] the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, began.

Mark 9:13

But I tell you, Elijah has [already] come, and they did to him what they wanted to, just like it was written about him [in the Scriptures]."

Luke 3:1-20

Now it was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of the regions of Ituraea and Trachonitus [Note: These two men were sons of Herod the Great (See Matt. 2:1) and ruled over provinces east of the Jordan River] and Lysanias was ruler of Abilene [Note: This was a province just north of the two previously mentioned ones].

John 1:6-8

There was a man sent from God whose name was John [the Immerser].

John 1:15-36

John gave testimony about Jesus, shouting out, "This person is the one about whom I said, 'He who will come after me ranks above me because He existed before me.'"

John 3:25-36

[About then] a dispute arose between John's disciples and a Jew over ceremonial cleansing.

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