Luke 20:5
Luke 20:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
Luke 20:5-7 The Message (MSG)
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; if we say ‘humans,’ the people will tear us limb from limb, convinced as they are that John was God’s prophet.” They agreed to concede that round to Jesus and said they didn’t know.
Luke 20:5 King James Version (KJV)
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Luke 20:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
Luke 20:5 New Century Version (NCV)
They argued about this, saying, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ Jesus will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
Luke 20:5 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
They discussed it among themselves and said, ‘If we say, “From heaven,” he will ask, “Why didn’t you believe him?”
Luke 20:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Luke 20:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They discussed and debated it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
Luke 20:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.