Luke 20:5

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The priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish leaders all talked about this. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’

Cross References

Acts 13:25

When John was finishing his work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Messiah. He is coming later, and I am not worthy to be the slave who unties his sandals.’

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But those who do not obey the Son will never have that life. They cannot get away from God’s anger.”

John 3:26

Then they came to John and said, “Teacher, remember the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the one you were telling everyone about. He is also baptizing people, and many are going to him.”

John 1:30

This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘There is a man coming after me who is greater than I am, because he was living even before I was born.’

Matthew 16:7

The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”

Matthew 21:25

Tell me: When John baptized people, did his authority come from God, or was it only from other people?” The priests and the Jewish leaders talked about Jesus’ question. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then he will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe John?’

Luke 20:4

When John baptized people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people?”

Luke 20:6

But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, the people will stone us to death. They all believe that John was a prophet.”