Luke 20:4

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Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

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  • Luke 15:18 : 18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
  • John 1:6 : 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
  • John 1:19-28 : 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?' 20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.' 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.' 22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' 23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.' 24 Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?' 26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.' 27 He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. 28 This all happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  • Dan 4:25-26 : 25 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 26 At the end of twelve months, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
  • Matt 11:7-9 : 7 As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 8 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft garments? Look, those who wear soft clothing live in royal palaces. 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.' 11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to force, and forceful people lay hold of it. 13 For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 He who has ears, let him hear. 16 To what can I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions: 17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.
  • Matt 17:11-12 : 11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.'
  • Matt 21:25-32 : 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet. 27 So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.' Then he said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.' 28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.' 29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went. 30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Luke 7:28-35 : 28 'I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet, the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.' 29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him. 31 Jesus said, 'To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?' 32 'They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another: "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a lament, and you did not weep."' 33 'For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, "He has a demon!"' 34 'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!"' 35 'Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.'

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    28They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

    29Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

    30'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

    31They reasoned among themselves, saying, 'If we say, From heaven, he will ask, Then why didn’t you believe him?'

    32But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

  • Matt 21:23-26
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    23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

    24Jesus answered them, 'I will also ask you one question. If you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

    25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say,

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    7So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

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    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

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    25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.

    26So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

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    29(When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.)

  • John 1:19
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    2(although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),

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