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Luke 20:5
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They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
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Luke 20:5 in Other Translations
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
ESV
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And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
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They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.
MSG
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They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, "If we say 'heaven,' he'll ask us why we didn't believe him;
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They discussed it among themselves: "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
Luke 20:5 In-Context
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He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me:
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John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
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They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”
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