Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Was John's authority to baptize from heaven or from humans? Answer me."

New American Standard Bible

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

King James Version

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

Holman Bible

Was John’s baptism from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”

A Conservative Version

The immersion of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

American Standard Version

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Amplified

Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me.”

An Understandable Version

Was the immersion of John [authorized] from heaven or from men? Give me an answer."

Anderson New Testament

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Bible in Basic English

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

Common New Testament

The baptism of Johnwas it from heaven or from men? Answer me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

the baptism of John, was it of divine, or of human institution?

Darby Translation

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Godbey New Testament

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Goodspeed New Testament

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

John Wesley New Testament

Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men?

Julia Smith Translation

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men ? answer me.

King James 2000

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

Modern King James verseion

The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The baptism of John: was it from heaven, or of men? Answer me."

Moffatt New Testament

What about the baptism of John? Was it from heaven or from men?"

Montgomery New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me!"

NET Bible

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."

New Heart English Bible

The baptism of John?was it from heaven, or from man? Answer me."

Noyes New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

Sawyer New Testament

The baptism of John; was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

The Emphasized Bible

The immersion by John, Of heaven, was it, or, of men? Answer me!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is about John's baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that."

Webster

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Weymouth New Testament

John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."

Williams New Testament

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

World English Bible

The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

Worrell New Testament

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

Worsley New Testament

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The baptism
βάπτισμα 
Baptisma 
Usage: 14

of John
Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

was
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

it from
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

Context Readings

Jesus' Authority Challenged

29 Jesus told them, "I'll ask you one question. Answer me, and then I'll tell you by what authority I'm doing these things. 30 Was John's authority to baptize from heaven or from humans? Answer me." 31 They began discussing this among themselves. "If we say, "From heaven,' he'll say, "Then why didn't you believe him?'


Cross References

Matthew 3:1-17

About this time, John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Judean wilderness,

Mark 1:1-11

This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

Mark 9:13

But I tell you that Elijah has come, yet people treated him just as they pleased, as it is written about him."

Luke 3:1-20

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Caesar Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John 1:6-8

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:15-36

John told the truth about him when he cried out, "This is the person about whom I said, "The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.'"

John 3:25-36

Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,

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