Luke 20:6
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 20:6 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
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King James Version Public Domain
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if we say, ‘From men,’ the whole people will stone us, for it is persuaded that John was a prophet.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
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King James Version Public Domain
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
But if we shall say, Of men, all the people will stone vs: for they be perswaded that Iohn was a Prophet.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But if we say, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
And if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if we say, ‘From men,’ the whole people will stone us, for it is persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that Yochanan was a prophet.”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
But and yf we shall saye of men all the people will stone vs. For they be persuaded that Ihon is a Prophet.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Future
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐὰν eán G1437 “if” Conditional
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- εἴπωμεν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, 1st person, Plural
- ἐξ ek G1537 “from” Preposition
- ἀνθρώπων ánthrōpos G444 “human being” Noun, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- λαὸς laós G2992 “people” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἅπας hápas G537 “all” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- καταλιθάσει katalitházō G2642 “to stone” Verb, Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἡμᾶς hēmeîs G2249 “we” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Accusative, Plural
- πεπεισμένος peíthō G3982 “to persuade” Verb, Perfect, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- γάρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- ἐστιν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- Ἰωάννην Iōánnēs G2491 “John” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- προφήτην prophḗtēs G4396 “prophet” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- εἶναι eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Present, Active, Infinitive
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 16
- words
- 15
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
- καταλιθάσει to stone G2642
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- καταλιθάσει to stone G2642
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἅπας all G537 occurs in 41 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- ἐστιν to be G1510 ×2
Cross-references
10Topical passages linked to Luke 20:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Matthew 21:26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet."
- Matthew 11:9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
- Matthew 14:5 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
- Matthew 21:46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
- Matthew 26:5 But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."
- Mark 12:12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
- Luke 1:76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways,
- Luke 7:26–29 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
- John 10:41 Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."
- Acts 5:26 Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
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Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 16 words (15 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is katalitházō (“to stone”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word katalitházō carries the sense “to stone.” How does it shape the verse?
- 1 word here appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- This is the first place “to stone” appears in Scripture (first appears here). What does its debut here establish?
- How does Matthew 6:32, which shares the word «all», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “to be” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 2 words in this verse.
- “to be” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 15 distinct Greek lemmas span 16 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 20:6 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.