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

4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. 7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do 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

• But andδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• we sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• will stoneκαταλιθάζωkatalithazō · to stoneG2642
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• they beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• persuaded thatπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Luke 20:6

• Matthew 21:26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
• Matthew 26:5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
• Mark 12:12And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
• Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been 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 prepare his ways;
• Luke 7:26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
• Matthew 14:5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
• John 10:41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake 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

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