Luke 20:7

Wesley's New Testament

for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they answered that they did not know its origin.

King James Version (1611)
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

King James Version
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

English Standard Version
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

New American Standard Bible
And so they answered that they did not know where it came from.

New Century Version
So they answered that they didn't know where it came from.

Amplified Bible
So they replied that they did not know from where it came.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

Berean Standard Bible
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

Contemporary English Version
So they told Jesus, "We don't know who gave John the right to baptize."

Complete Jewish Bible
So they answered, "We don't know where it came from."

Darby Translation
And they answered, they did not know whence.

Easy-to-Read Version
So they answered, "We don't know the answer."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

George Lamsa Translation
So they said to him, We do not know whence it is.

Good News Translation
So they answered, "We don't know where it came from."

Lexham English Bible
And they replied that they did not know where it was from.

Literal Translation
And they answered, they did not know from where.

American Standard Version
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

Bible in Basic English
And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

Hebrew Names Version
They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

International Standard Version
So they answered that they didn't know where it was from.

Etheridge Translation
And they said to him, We know not from whence it is.

Murdock Translation
And they said to him: We do not know, whence it was.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they aunswered, that they coulde not tell whence it was.

English Revised Version
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

World English Bible
They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

Weymouth's New Testament
And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei answeriden, that thei knewen not, of whennus it was.

Update Bible Version
And they answered, that they didn't know from where [it was].

Webster's Bible Translation
And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was].

New English Translation
So they replied that they did not know where it came from.

New King James Version
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

New Living Translation
So they finally replied that they didn't know.

New Life Bible
They said that they did not know where John's baptism came from.

New Revised Standard
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they answered, that they knew not whence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they answered that they knew not whence it was.

Revised Standard Version
So they answered that they did not know whence it was.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they answered that they coulde not tell whence it was.

Young's Literal Translation
And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they answered, that they coulde not tell, whence it was.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they answer'd then, they did not know which it was.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Finally, they told Jesus they didn't know the answer.

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

that: Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 26:11, Isaiah 29:9-12, Isaiah 29:14, Isaiah 41:28, Isaiah 42:19, Isaiah 42:20, Isaiah 44:18, Jeremiah 8:7-9, Zechariah 11:15, Zechariah 11:17, Malachi 2:7-9, John 3:19, John 3:20, John 9:39, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9, 2 Peter 3:3

Reciprocal: Matthew 21:27 - We cannot tell Mark 11:33 - Neither

Cross-References

1 Corinthians 14:4
He that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

Hebrews 1:1
God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake of old to the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son;

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all men, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

1 John 5:16
If any one see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, let him ask, and he will give him life for them that sin not unto death.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. Whether from heaven, or of men; in this, no doubt, they told an untruth: but they chose rather to sacrifice their consciences than their interest, and pretend ignorance rather than profess the truth, when they saw they should be put to confusion, or be exposed to the resentments of the people.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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