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Complete Jewish Bible

Luke 20:4

the immersion of Yochanan — was it from Heaven or from a human source?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Instruction;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heal, Health;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consciousness;   Liberty (2);   Organization (2);   Questions and Answers;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
was the baptism of John from heaven or of human origin?”
King James Version (1611)
The Baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?
King James Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
English Standard Version
was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?"
New American Standard Bible
"Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
New Century Version
When John baptized people, was that authority from God or just from other people?"
Amplified Bible
"The baptism of John [the Baptist]—was it from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
Legacy Standard Bible
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
Berean Standard Bible
John's baptism-was it from heaven, or from men?"
Contemporary English Version
Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?"
Darby Translation
The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?
Easy-to-Read Version
When John baptized people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?
George Lamsa Translation
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men?
Good News Translation
did John's right to baptize come from God or from human beings?"
Lexham English Bible
The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?
Literal Translation
The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from men?
American Standard Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Bible in Basic English
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
Hebrew Names Version
the immersion of Yochanan, was it from heaven, or from men?"
International Standard Version
Was John's authority to baptizeJohn's baptism
">[fn] from heaven or from humans?"
Etheridge Translation
the baptism of Juchanon, from heaven was it, or from the sons of men ?
Murdock Translation
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?
English Revised Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
World English Bible
the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they reasoned among themselves,
Weymouth's New Testament
"was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Was the baptym of Joon of heuene, or of men?
Update Bible Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Webster's Bible Translation
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
New English Translation
John's baptism—was it from heaven or from people?"
New King James Version
The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men?"
New Living Translation
"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?"
New Life Bible
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
New Revised Standard
Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The immersion of John, Of heaven, was it, or of men?
Douay-Rheims Bible
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
Revised Standard Version
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The baptyme of Iohn: was it from heaven or of men?
Young's Literal Translation
the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The baptyme of Iho was it from heauen, or of men?
Mace New Testament (1729)
tell me, the baptism of John, was it a divine or a human institution?
Simplified Cowboy Version
did John baptize because the Boss told him to or was it just something he came up with on his own?"

Contextual Overview

1 One day, as Yeshua was teaching the people at the Temple, making known the Good News, the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers, along with the elders, came up to him 2 and said, "Tell us, what s'mikhah do you have that authorizes you to do these things? Who gave you this s'mikhah?" 3 He answered, "I too will ask you a question. Tell me, 4 the immersion of Yochanan — was it from Heaven or from a human source?" 5 They discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, ‘From Heaven,' he will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?' 6 But if we say, ‘From a human source,' all the people will stone us, because they're convinced that Yochanan was a prophet." 7 So they answered, "We don't know where it came from." 8 Yeshua said to them, "Then I won't tell you by what s'mikhah I do these things."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

baptism: Luke 7:28-35, Matthew 11:7-19, Matthew 17:11, Matthew 17:12, Matthew 21:25-32, John 1:6, John 1:19-28

from: Luke 15:18, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:26

Reciprocal: Luke 14:18 - all

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then Adonai caused sulfur and fire to rain down upon S'dom and ‘Amora from Adonai out of the sky.
Genesis 20:6
God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in doing this, your heart has been pure; and I too have kept you from sinning against me. This is why I didn't let you touch her.
Genesis 20:17
Avraham prayed to God, and God healed Avimelekh and his wife and slave-girls, so that they could have children.
Genesis 20:18
For Adonai had made every woman in Avimelekh's household infertile on account of Sarah Avraham's wife.
2 Samuel 4:11
How much more, when criminals have killed an innocent man in his own house on his own bed, shouldn't I hold you responsible for his death and rid the earth of you?"
1 Chronicles 21:17
David said to God, "Wasn't it I who ordered the census of the people? Yes, I am the one who has sinned and done something very wicked. But these sheep, what have they done? Please! Let your hand be against me and my father's family, but not against your people, striking them with this plague!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?] This was a new ordinance, and John must have his authority for administering it either from God, or from men; and Christ is desirous to know from which he derived it in their opinion; suggesting, that by the same authority John, his forerunner, came baptizing, he himself came preaching and working miracles;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.


 
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