Matthew 21:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Matthew 21:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 21:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 21:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”
Matthew 21:25 — World English Bible
Matthew 21:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Matthew 21:25 — American Standard Version
Matthew 21:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the baptism of John, whence was it? --from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?”
Matthew 21:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 21:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him? ”
Matthew 21:25 — Darby Translation
Matthew 21:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? from heauen, or of men? Then they reasoned among themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?”
Matthew 21:25 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 21:25 in Context — Matthew 21
23 And 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?
24 And 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.
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?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
What Does Matthew 21:25 Mean?
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