Luke 20:7

Luke 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
• New International Version (NIV)So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they answered that they did not know where it came from.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

Context of Luke 20:7

5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him? 6But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. 8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 9And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

Luke 20:7 word by word

καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν μὴ εἰδέναι πόθεν.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notμήmē · notG3361
• itπόθενpothen · whenceG4159

Cross-references for Luke 20:7

• Isaiah 6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
• Isaiah 26:11LORD, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see thy zeal for the people, and be ashamed; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
• Isaiah 29:9Tarry ye and wonder, take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
• Isaiah 41:28And when I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
• Isaiah 42:19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as the LORD’S servant?
• Isaiah 44:18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
• Jeremiah 8:7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the ordinance of the LORD.
• Zechariah 11:15And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
• Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
• John 3:19And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they which see not may see; and that they which see may become blind.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
• 2 Timothy 3:8And like as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
• 2 Peter 3:3knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,

Commentaries on Luke 20:7

• 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. 7-8The Jewish authorities refused to answer the question Jesus asked, so Jesus had no obligation to answer their question. Both their question and their refusal were guided by self-interest rather than integrity.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. could not tell--crooked, cringing hypocrites! No wonder Jesus gave you no answer (Mt 7:6). But what dignity and composure does our Lord display as He turns their question upon themselves!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