Matthew 21:25 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²⁵ 3 Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen; and went into a strange country.

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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:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 21:25 Cross References

Matthew 16:7

5 Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?

Matthew 21:24

2 For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

Matthew 21:26

4 And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

Luke 14:4

2 And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee.

Luke 20:5

3 Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, when they see him, they will reverence him.

John 1:15

3 He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

John 1:6

4 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 3:18

6 And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

1 John 3:20

They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.