Luke 20:6

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

Cross References

Matthew 11:9

Why did you go out [to the desert]? To see a prophet? Yes, I should say [he was], and much more than a prophet.

Matthew 14:5

Now Herod wanted to have him put to death, [but hesitated], fearing the crowd, because they considered John to be a prophet.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘from men,’ we are afraid the crowd will oppose us because they all consider John to be a prophet.”

Matthew 21:46

When they attempted to arrest Him, [they hesitated because] they feared [what] the crowds [might do], since they considered Jesus a prophet.

Matthew 26:5

But they reasoned, “We will not do it during the Festival because it might start a riot among the people.”

Mark 12:12

And they [i.e., the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses] attempted to arrest Jesus, but [hesitated because] they feared what the crowd might do, for they understood that He was speaking the parable against them. So, they left Him and went away.

Luke 1:76

Yes, you [my] child [i.e., John], will be called the prophet of the Highest [i.e., God], for you will go ahead of the Lord’s presence to prepare His ways.

Luke 20:5

And they discussed this among themselves, saying, “If we say ‘from heaven,’ He will say ‘Why [then] did you not believe him [i.e., believe his message]?’

Luke 20:7

Then they answered Jesus that they did not know [who authorized John’s immersion].

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, who would not be immersed by John, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.

John 10:41

Many people came to Him and were saying, “It is true that John did not perform any [miraculous] signs, but everything he said about this man was true.”

Acts 5:26

[Immediately] the captain, with his officers, went [to the Temple] and brought the apostles back again, but did not use any violence because they feared that the people might stone them.