Matthew 21:25
“The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 21:25 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It is about John’s baptism. What was its origin? Divine or human?” But they began arguing among themselves: “If we say ‘divine,’ he will say to us ‘Why then did not you believe him?’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Taufe Johannes', woher war sie? Vom Himmel oder von Menschen? Sie aber überlegten bei sich selbst und sprachen: Wenn wir sagen: Vom Himmel, so wird er zu uns sagen: Warum habt ihr ihm denn nicht geglaubt?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El bautismo de Juan, ¿de dónde era? ¿del cielo, ó de los hombres? Ellos entonces pensaron entre sí, diciendo: Si dijéremos, del cielo, nos dirá: ¿Por qué pues no le creísteis?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
De onde era o batismo de João? Do céu, ou dos seres humanos?E eles pensaram entre si mesmos, dizendo: Se dissermos: “Do céu”, ele nos dirá: “Por que, então, não crestes nele?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
De onde veio o batismo de João? Do céu ou dos homens?" Eles discutiram entre eles mesmos, dizendo: "Se nós dissermos: 'Do céu', Ele nos dirá: 'Por que então não acreditastes nele?'
📖 Matthew 21:25 in Context
23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
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