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Luke 20:4 KJV
Luke · chapter 20 · verse 4
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?Luke 20:4 · King James Version
Luke 20:4 in context
2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- baptismbaptismaimmersion, submersion, of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed…G908 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- JohniōannēsJohn = " Jehovah is a gracious giver" , John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias…G2491 →
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In this passage of story nothing is added here to what we had in the other evangelists; but only in the first verse, where we are told, I. That he was now teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel. Note, Christ was a preacher of his own gospel.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8