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Young's Literal Translation

Luke 20:3

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Instruction;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heal, Health;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Animals;   Capital Punishment;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consciousness;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

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:
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?
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.
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 it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him], 2 and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?' 3 And he answering said unto them, `I will question you -- I also -- one thing, and tell me: 4 the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?' 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying -- `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him? 6 and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.' 7 And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was], 8 and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to 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

Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;
Genesis 20:7
and now send back the man's wife, for he [is] inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'
Genesis 20:12
and also, truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she becometh my wife;
Genesis 20:13
and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This [is] thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He [is] my brother.'
Genesis 20:14
And Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife;
Genesis 20:15
and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land [is] before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'
Genesis 28:12
And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set up on the earth, and its head is touching the heavens; and lo, messengers of God are going up and coming down by it;
Genesis 31:24
And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and saith to him, `Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil.'
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.
Genesis 37:9
And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, `Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.'

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.


 
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