Lucas 20:3

3 Ele respondeu: “Eu também farei uma pergunta; digam-me:

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 Certo dia, quando Jesus estava ensinando o povo no templo e pregando as boas-novas, chegaram-se a ele os chefes dos sacerdotes, os mestres da lei e os líderes religiosos,

2 e lhe perguntaram: “Com que autoridade estás fazendo estas coisas? Quem te deu esta autoridade?”

3 Ele respondeu: “Eu também farei uma pergunta; digam-me:

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

5 Eles discutiam entre si, dizendo: “Se dissermos: Do céu, ele perguntará: ‘Então por que vocês não creram nele?’