Luke 20:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And they reasoned with themselves, saying -- `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

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  • John 1:15-18 : 15 John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;' 16 and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace; 17 for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come; 18 God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.
  • John 1:30 : 30 this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:
  • John 1:34 : 34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
  • John 3:26 : 26 and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'
  • John 3:36 : 36 he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'
  • John 5:33-35 : 33 ye have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth. 34 `But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved; 35 he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.
  • Acts 13:25 : 25 and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not `he', but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of `his' feet.

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    28and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

    29And Jesus answering said to them, `I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

    30the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

    31And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

    32But if we may say, From men,' -- they were fearing the people, for all were holding John that he was indeed a prophet;

    33and answering they say to Jesus, `We have not known;' and Jesus answering saith to them, `Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

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    24And Jesus answering said to them, `I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

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    26and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

    27And answering Jesus they said, `We have not known.' He said to them -- he also -- `Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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    6and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

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    2and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'

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    21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

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    16and they were reasoning with one another, saying -- `Because we have no loaves.'

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    7and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, `Because we took no loaves.'

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    8And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, `Why these things reason ye in your hearts?

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    67saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

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    34Jesus answered him, `From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'

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    11`Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

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    15And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

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    10and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

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    22Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

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    26and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

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    21why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.'

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    69%

    32but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

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