Luke 20:5

Jesus’ Authority Challenged

4John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”5They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

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Berean Standard Bible
They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
American Standard Version (1901)
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
Bible in Basic English
And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
Douay-Rheims 1899
But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him?
Free Bible Version
They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
Geneva Bible 1599
And they reasoned within themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then beleeued ye him not?
King James (Authorized) Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
One Unity Resource Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
Translation for Translators
They discussed this among themselves. They said, “If we(inc) say, ‘It was from God [MTY/EUP],’ he will say to us, ‘Then ◄you should have believed John’s message!/why did you not believe what John preached?► [RHQ]’
Unlocked Literal Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
Noah Webster Bible
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
World English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
Young's Literal Translation
And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?