The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”
Luke 20:5 - Easy To Read Version 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?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him? Common English Bible 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 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 But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him? |
The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”
Tell me: When John baptized {\cf2\super [295]} people, did that come from God or was it only from other people?”
When John {\cf2\super [311]} baptized {\cf2\super [312]} people, did that come from God or was it only from other people?”
But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, \{not God,\} then all the people will kill us with rocks. They will kill us because they believe that John was a prophet. {\cf2\super [313]} ”
This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me—\{he has always lived\}.’
So the followers came to John. They said, “Teacher, remember the man that was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the man you were telling people about. That man is baptizing {\cf2\super [53]} people, and many people are going to him.”
The person that believes in the Son has life forever. But the person that does not obey the Son will never have that life. God’s anger stays with that person.”
When John was finishing his work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. {\cf2\super [266]} He is coming later. I am not worthy to untie his shoes.’