Matthew 21:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 21:25 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
βάπτισμα
báptisma
G908
immersion
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰωάννου
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
πόθεν
póthen
G4159
from where
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ἀνθρώπων
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
διελογίζοντο
dialogízomai
G1260
to deliberate
παρ’
pará
G3844
from
ἑαυτοῖς
heautoû
G1438
himself
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
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World English Bible Public Domain
The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The baptism of John—from where was it? From heaven or from men?” But they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘For what then did you not believe him?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).