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Lucas 20:4

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Lucas 20:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:4

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
] This was a new ordinance, and John must have his authority for administering it either from God, or from men; and Christ is desirous to know from which he derived it in their opinion; suggesting, that by the same authority John, his forerunner, came baptizing, he himself came preaching and working miracles; (See Gill on Matthew 21:25).

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Lucas 20:4 In-Context

2 —Dinos con qué autoridad haces esto —lo interrogaron—. ¿Quién te dio esa autoridad?
3 —Yo también voy a hacerles una pregunta a ustedes —replicó él—. Díganme:
4 El bautismo de Juan, ÂżprocedĂ­a del cielo o de la tierra?
5 Ellos, pues, lo discutieron entre sí: «Si respondemos: “Del cielo”, nos dirá: “¿Por qué no le creyeron?”
6 Pero si decimos: “De la tierra”, todo el pueblo nos apedreará, porque están convencidos de que Juan era un profeta».Así que le respondieron:

Footnotes 1

  • [a] "la tierra" . Lit. "los hombres" ; tambiĂ©n en v. 6.
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