Luke 20:3

Wesley's New Testament

And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He answered them, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,

King James Version (1611)
And hee answered, and said vnto them, I will also aske you one thing, and answere me.

King James Version
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

English Standard Version
He answered them, "I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,

New American Standard Bible
But He replied to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "I will also ask you a question. Tell me:

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied, "I will also ask you a question. You tell Me:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

Berean Standard Bible
"I will also ask you a question," Jesus replied. "Tell Me:

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "I want to ask you a question.

Complete Jewish Bible
He answered, "I too will ask you a question. Tell me,

Darby Translation
And he answering said to them, *I* also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "I will ask you a question too. Tell me:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he answered, and sayde vnto them, I also will aske you one thing: tell me therefore:

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a word, and you tell me;

Good News Translation
Jesus answered them, "Now let me ask you a question. Tell me,

Lexham English Bible
And he answered and said to them, "I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:

Literal Translation
And answering, He said to them, I will also ask you one thing, and you tell me:

American Standard Version
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

Bible in Basic English
And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

Hebrew Names Version
He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

International Standard Version
He answered them, "I, too, will ask you a question.a word">[fn] Tell me:

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu answered and said to them, I will also ask of you a word, and tell you me:

Murdock Translation
Jesus answered, and said to them: I also will ask you a word, and tell ye me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: I also wyll aske you one thyng, & aunswere me.

English Revised Version
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

World English Bible
He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

Weymouth's New Testament
"I also will put a question to you, "He said;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, And Y schal axe you o word; answere ye to me.

Update Bible Version
And he answered and said to them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

New English Translation
He answered them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

New King James Version
But He answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me:

New Living Translation
"Let me ask you a question first," he replied.

New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question also. You answer Me.

New Revised Standard
He answered them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And answering, he said unto them - I too, will question, you, as to a matter, - and tell me!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer me:

Revised Standard Version
He answered them, "I also will ask you a question; now tell me,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He answered and saide vnto the: I also will axe you a questio and answer me.

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said unto them, `I will question you -- I also -- one thing, and tell me:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he answered, & sayde vnto the: I wil axe you a worde also, tell it me:

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answer'd, I will ask you one question;

THE MESSAGE
Jesus answered, "First, let me ask you a question: About the baptism of John—who authorized it, heaven or humans?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "Well, let me ask you this first,

Contextual Overview

¹ And on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, ² And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority? ³ And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men? ⁴ And they reasoned among themselves, ⁵ saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? ⁶ But if we say of men, all the people will stone us; ⁷ for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁸ And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Luke 22:68, Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:3, Colossians 4:6

Reciprocal: Mark 11:29 - I will

Cross-References

Matthew 1:20
But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 27:19
While he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things to-day in a dream because of him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered and said unto them,.... That is, Jesus replied to them, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions express it:

I will also ask you one thing, and answer me; when he also promised, that if they would give him an answer to his question, he would satisfy them in the point they interrogated him about: and as this was a prudent decline to avoid the snare they laid for him, so it was not an impertinent reply to them; since it led on to a proper answer to their question, as appears by the case proposed;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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