Matthew 21:25 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²⁵ Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?” They thought it over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ The baptism of John–from where was it? From heaven or from men? And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will ask us, Why then did you not believe him?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Common English Bible

²⁵ Where did John get his authority to baptize? Did he get it from heaven or from humans?” They argued among themselves, “If we say ‘from heaven,’ he’ll say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ The baptism of John, where was it from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" But they thought within themselves, saying:

Matthew 21:25 পৰস্পৰ সংযোগসমূহ

1 John 3:20

But even if we don't feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

John 3:18

No one who has faith in God's Son will be condemned. But everyone who doesn't have faith in him has already been condemned for not having faith in God's only Son.

John 1:15

John spoke about him and shouted, “This is the one I told you would come! He is greater than I am, because he was alive before I was born.”

Luke 20:5

They talked this over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John.

John 1:6

God sent a man named John,

Matthew 16:7

The disciples talked this over and said to each other, “He must be saying this because we didn't bring along any bread.”

Matthew 21:24

Jesus answered, “I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things.

Matthew 21:26

On the other hand, these people think John was a prophet, and we are afraid of what they might do to us. That's why we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize.”

Luke 14:4

But they did not say a word. Jesus took hold of the man. Then he healed him and sent him away.