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Luke 22:23

Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judas (Jude);   Traitor;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Greatness;   Heaven/the Heavens;   Kingdom of God;   Servants;   Temptation;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Offerings and Sacrifices;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Primacy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dominion (2);   Lord's Supper. (I.);   Upper Room (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Judas;   Passover;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Inquire;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do it.
King James Version (1611)
And they began to enquire among themselues, which of them it was that should doe this thing.
King James Version
And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
English Standard Version
And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.
New American Standard Bible
And they began to debate among themselves which one of them it was who was going to do this.
New Century Version
Then the apostles asked each other which one of them would do that.
Amplified Bible
And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they began to argue among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.
Contemporary English Version
Then the apostles started arguing about who would ever do such a thing.
Complete Jewish Bible
They began asking each other which of them could be about to do such a thing.
Darby Translation
And *they* began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the apostles asked each other, "Which one of us would do that?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they began to enquire among themselues which of them it should be, yt should do that.
George Lamsa Translation
And they began to enquire among themselves, which one of them was to do this act.
Good News Translation
Then they began to ask among themselves which one of them it could be who was going to do this.
Lexham English Bible
And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.
Literal Translation
And they began to examine themselves who then it may be of them, the one being about to do this.
American Standard Version
And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Bible in Basic English
And they were wondering among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing.
Hebrew Names Version
They began to question among themselves, which of them it was that would do this thing.
International Standard Version
Then they began to discuss among themselves which one of them was going to do this.Matthew 26:22; John 13:22,25;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And they began to inquire among themselves, who it was of them who this should do.
Murdock Translation
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was, that would do this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they began to enquire among them selues, which of them it was that shoulde do it.
English Revised Version
And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
World English Bible
They began to question among themselves, which of them it was that would do this thing.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they inquired among themselves, Which of them it was, that would do this?
Weymouth's New Testament
Thereupon they began to discuss with one another which of them it could possibly be who was about to do this.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei bigunnen to seke among hem, who it was of hem, that was to do this thing.
Update Bible Version
And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
New English Translation
So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.
New King James Version
Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
New Living Translation
The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing.
New Life Bible
They began to ask each other which of them would do this.
New Revised Standard
Then they began to ask one another which one of them it could be who would do this.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, began to be enquiring together, among themselves, as to which, then, it could be, from among them, who, this thing, was about to perpetrate!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Revised Standard Version
And they began to question one another, which of them it was that would do this.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they began to enquyre amoge them selves which of them it shuld be that shuld do that.
Young's Literal Translation
And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they beganne to axe amonge them selues, which of them it shulde be, that shulde do that.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon this they began to enquire of one another, which of them it was that should do such an action.
THE MESSAGE
They immediately became suspicious of each other and began quizzing one another, wondering who might be about to do this.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Talk erupted around the table at how anyone could ever do such a thing.

Contextual Overview

21Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. 22Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him." 23Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.24A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest. 25So Jesus declared, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. 26But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as the One who serves. 28You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials. 29And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me, 30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 26:22, Mark 14:19, John 13:22-25

Reciprocal: Psalms 2:1 - rage Matthew 20:24 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
Genesis 24:24
She replied, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor."
Genesis 24:47
Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She replied, 'The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
Genesis 24:51
Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master's son, just as the LORD has decreed."
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies."
Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother's death.
Genesis 25:20
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 28:2
"Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother's father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Romans 9:10
Not only that, but Rebecca's children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they began to inquire among themselves,.... Two days before, at the supper in Bethany, when the same thing was hinted to them, they looked at one another, John 13:22 as persons in the utmost surprise and consternation, not being able, for a while, either to speak to Christ, or one another; but now they inquired among themselves, and of Christ likewise, Matthew 26:21

which of them it was that should do this thing; so barbarous, shocking, and horrible.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:21-25.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 22:23. They began to inquire among themselvesMatthew 26:23; Matthew 26:23; "Matthew 26:24".


 
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