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The immersionΤὸ βάπτισμαof John,Ἰωάννουwas itἦνfromἐξheavenοὐρανοῦorἢfromἐξmen?”ἀνθρώπων
Luke 20:4
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Luke 20:4, word by word
- The immersionβάπτισμαbaptisma
immersion
Putting someone into water as a sign; what is called baptism.
Where else “baptisma” appears- of JohnἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- was itἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
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Luke 20:1-8
1And it happened on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, that the high priests and the scribes came up with the elders, 2and they spoke, saying to him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is the one who gave you this authority?” 3And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me: 4The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?” 5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7And they answered that they did not know where it was from. 8And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
23And when he had come into the temple, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” 24And Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd; for all hold John as a prophet.” 27And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
27And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the high priests and the scribes and the elders come to him 28and they were saying to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” 29But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.” 31And they were discussing it among themselves, saying, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32But should we say, ‘From people’?” — they were afraid of the crowd, for all held that John really was a prophet. 33And they answered Jesus and say, “We do not know.” And Jesus says to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The context
3And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:
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5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
To study Luke 20 in a group
1. What it says
How does Jesus answer when he is asked whether it is permitted to pay tribute to Caesar? (vv. 22-25)
2. What it means
Jesus answers the chief priests with a question about John's immersion (vv. 1-8). Why can't they answer it?
3. How I live it
Jesus warns against those who put on a show of devotion and love the best seats (vv. 46-47). How can you keep your faith sincere?