Lucas 20:3

3 Respondeu-lhes ele: Eu também vos farei uma pergunta; dizei-me, pois:

Lucas 20:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:3

And he answered and said unto them
That is, Jesus replied to them, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions express it:

I will also ask you one thing, and answer me;
when he also promised, that if they would give him an answer to his question, he would satisfy them in the point they interrogated him about: and as this was a prudent decline to avoid the snare they laid for him, so it was not an impertinent reply to them; since it led on to a proper answer to their question, as appears by the case proposed; (See Gill on Matthew 21:24).

Lucas 20:3 In-Context

1 Num desses dias, quando Jesus ensinava o povo no templo, e anunciava o evangelho, sobrevieram os principais sacerdotes e os escribas, com os anciãos.

2 e falaram-lhe deste modo: Dize-nos, com que autoridade fazes tu estas coisas? Ou, quem é o que te deu esta autoridade?

3 Respondeu-lhes ele: Eu também vos farei uma pergunta; dizei-me, pois:

4 O batismo de João era do céu ou dos homens?

5 Ao que eles arrazoavam entre si: Se dissermos: do céu, ele dirá: Por que não crestes?