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Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

KJV

τὸ βάπτισμα τὸ Ἰωάννου πόθεν ἦν; ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων; οἱ δὲ διελογίζοντο παρ’ ἑαυτοῖς λέγοντες·

Greek NT

Baptismus Joannis unde erat ? e cælo, an ex hominibus ? At illi cogitabant inter se, dicentes :

Vulgate

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

ASV

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βάπτισμα
baptisma
noun · 20×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διαλογίζομαι
dialogizomai
verb · 16×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
πόθεν
pothen
adverb · 29×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
e
particle · 346×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: τὸ | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸ
  • τὸSBLGNT
  • τὸWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν | RP: παρ᾽
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • παρ᾽Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. Yea, says one; he speaks plainly enough, but the question is if there be any reason in this plainness. For he did not see them sinning, but in the act of change; wherefore they did not deserve blame, but rather praise and approbation, for having left city and houses, and making haste to hear his preaching. What then shall we say? That he had not things present, and even now …
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:20 — For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
  • Acts 19:4 — Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
  • John 1:6 — There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
  • John 1:6 — There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
  • John 1:15 — John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
  • John 1:25 — And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
  • John 3:18 — He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
  • John 3:26 — And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
  • John 3:27 — John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
  • John 5:33 — Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
  • John 5:44 — How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
  • John 8:46 — Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
  • John 10:25 — Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
  • John 12:37 — But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
  • Luke 1:11 — And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
  • Luke 1:67 — And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
  • Luke 3:2 — Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
  • Luke 7:28 — For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
  • Luke 14:4 — And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
  • Luke 20:5 — And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
  • Mark 1:1 — The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
  • Mark 11:27 — And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
  • Matt 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
  • Matt 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
  • Matt 11:7 — And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
  • Matt 11:7 — And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
  • Matt 17:12 — But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
  • Matt 21:32 — For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe