Luke 20:5

Luke 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
• New International Version (NIV)They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Context of Luke 20:5

3And he answering said to them, I also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me: 4The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him? 6but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. 7And they answered, they did not know whence.

Luke 20:5 word by word

οἱ δὲ συνελογίσαντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες ὅτι ἐὰν εἴπωμεν· ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ· διὰ τί οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ;Read the interlinear

• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Luke 20:5

• John 1:15(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)
• John 3:26And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.
• John 5:33Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
• Acts 13:25And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Commentaries on Luke 20:5

• 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. 4-6The question Jesus asked trapped the religious leaders (see 20:5–6) because either answer would accuse them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Why then believed ye him not?--that is, in his testimony to Jesus, the sum of his whole witness.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:5

• Instruction
• Reasoning

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• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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