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Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we're afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet."
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English Standard Version
26 But if we say, 'From man,'we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."
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King James Version
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
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The Message Bible
26 if we say 'humans,' we're up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet."
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New American Standard Bible
26 "But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet."
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New International Version
26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
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New King James Version
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet."
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New Living Translation
26 But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”
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New Revised Standard
26 But if we say, "Of human origin,' we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet."
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American Standard Version
26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
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The Bible in Basic English
26 But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.
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Common English Bible
26 But we can't say ‘from humans' because we're afraid of the crowd, since everyone thinks John was a prophet."
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
26 But we can't say ‘from humans' because we're afraid of the crowd, since everyone thinks John was a prophet."
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The Complete Jewish Bible
26 But if we say, `From a human source,' we are afraid of the people, for they all regard Yochanan as a prophet."
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The Darby Translation
26 but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.
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Good News Translation
26 But if we say, "From human beings,' we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet."
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
26 But if we say, "From human beings,' we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet."
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GOD'S WORD Translation
26 But if we say, 'from humans,' we're afraid of what the crowd might do. All those people think of John as a prophet."
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Hebrew Names Version
26 But if we will say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold Yochanan as a prophet."
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Jubilee Bible 2000
26 But if we shall say, Of men, we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
26 But if we shall say , Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
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Lexham English Bible
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."
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New Century Version
26 But if we say, 'It was from people,' we are afraid of what the crowd will do because they all believe that John was a prophet."
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New International Reader's Version
26 But what if we say, 'From men'? We are afraid of the people. Everyone believes that John was a prophet."
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
26 But if we say, "Of human origin,' we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet."
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
26 If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.
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Revised Standard Version
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."
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SBL Greek New Testament
26 ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν · Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον, πάντες γὰρ ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην.
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Third Millennium Bible
26 But if we shall say, `Of men,' we fear the people, for all hold John to be a prophet."
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
26 But if we shall say, `Of men,' we fear the people, for all hold John to be a prophet."
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Tyndale
26 But and if we shall saye of men then feare we the people. For all men helde Iohn as a Prophet.
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The Latin Vulgate
26 si autem dixerimus ex hominibus timemus turbam omnes enim habent Iohannem sicut prophetam
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
26 si autem dixerimus ex hominibus timemus turbam omnes enim habent Iohannem sicut prophetam
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The Webster Bible
26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet.
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World English Bible
26 But if we will say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet."
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Weymouth New Testament
26 and if we say `a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."
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Wycliffe
26 [Soothly] If we [shall] say of men, we dread the people, for all had John as a prophet.
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Young's Literal Translation
26 and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'
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