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Luke 20:6
6but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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
4The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men? 5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him? but 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. 8And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν· ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ὁ λαὸς ἅπας καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς· πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 20:6
- Matthew 21:26but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.
- Matthew 26:5but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.
- Mark 12:12And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.
- Acts 5:26Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
- Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;
- Luke 7:26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet.
- Matthew 14:5And [while] desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.
- John 10:41And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this [man] were 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
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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
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