Luke 20:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And they argued and discussed [it] and reasoned together with themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

Common English Bible

⁵ They discussed among themselves, “If we say, ‘It’s of heavenly origin,’ he’ll say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ So they discussed it among themselves, saying: "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him?

Luke 20:5 Cross References

Matthew 16:7

And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Luke 20:4

Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?”

Luke 20:6

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

John 1:30

This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.’

John 1:34

And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

John 3:26

And they came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, here he is, baptizing, and all are going to him.”

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.

Acts 13:25

And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’