Luke 20:3

3 And He answered and said unto them, "I will also ask you one thing, and answer Me:

Luke 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).

Luke 20:3 In-Context

1 And it came to pass that on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the Gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon Him with the elders

2 and spoke unto Him, saying, "Tell us by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?

3 And He answered and said unto them, "I will also ask you one thing, and answer Me:

4 The baptism of John -- was it from Heaven, or of men?"

5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say `From Heaven,' he will say, `Why then have ye not believed him?'