Luke 20:6

Luke 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

Context of Luke 20:6

4John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?” 5They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7So they answered that they did not know where it was from. 8And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

Luke 20:6 word by word

ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν· ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ὁ λαὸς ἅπας καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς· πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• we sayεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• allἅπαςhapas · allG537
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• will stoneκαταλιθάζωkatalithazō · to stoneG2642
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• they areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• convincedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Luke 20:6

• Matthew 21:26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
• Matthew 26:5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
• Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
• Acts 5:26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
• Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
• Luke 7:26What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
• Matthew 14:5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
• John 10:41Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”

Commentaries on Luke 20:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The people will stone us: Stoning was a capital punishment where people threw rocks at the offender until he or she died. Stoning was the punishment for: blasphemy (speaking against God; Leviticus 24:14–15).=, idolatry (worshiping false gods; Leviticus 20:2; Deuteronomy 13:10), and other acts of opposition against God. The people might have considered rejecting a true prophet as blasphemy, which deserved the penalty of stoning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-19(See on Mt 21:23.) 2. these things--particularly the clearing of the temple.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:6

• Instruction
• John

In the dictionaries

• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Punishments
• stone, stoning

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings