Luke 20:7

Murdock Translation

And they said to him: We do not know, whence it was.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So they answered that they did not know its origin.

King James Version (1611)
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

King James Version
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

English Standard Version
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

New American Standard Bible
And so they answered that they did not know where it came from.

New Century Version
So they answered that they didn't know where it came from.

Amplified Bible
So they replied that they did not know from where it came.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

Berean Standard Bible
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

Contemporary English Version
So they told Jesus, "We don't know who gave John the right to baptize."

Complete Jewish Bible
So they answered, "We don't know where it came from."

Darby Translation
And they answered, they did not know whence.

Easy-to-Read Version
So they answered, "We don't know the answer."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

George Lamsa Translation
So they said to him, We do not know whence it is.

Good News Translation
So they answered, "We don't know where it came from."

Lexham English Bible
And they replied that they did not know where it was from.

Literal Translation
And they answered, they did not know from where.

American Standard Version
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

Bible in Basic English
And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

Hebrew Names Version
They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

International Standard Version
So they answered that they didn't know where it was from.

Etheridge Translation
And they said to him, We know not from whence it is.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they aunswered, that they coulde not tell whence it was.

English Revised Version
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

World English Bible
They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Weymouth's New Testament
And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei answeriden, that thei knewen not, of whennus it was.

Update Bible Version
And they answered, that they didn't know from where [it was].

Webster's Bible Translation
And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was].

New English Translation
So they replied that they did not know where it came from.

New King James Version
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

New Living Translation
So they finally replied that they didn't know.

New Life Bible
They said that they did not know where John's baptism came from.

New Revised Standard
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they answered, that they knew not whence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they answered that they knew not whence it was.

Revised Standard Version
So they answered that they did not know whence it was.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they answered that they coulde not tell whence it was.

Young's Literal Translation
And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they answered, that they coulde not tell, whence it was.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they answer'd then, they did not know which it was.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Finally, they told Jesus they didn't know the answer.

Contextual Overview

¹ And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching, the chief priests and Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him, ² and said to him: Tell us, by what authority thou doest these things? And who is it, that gave thee this authority? ³ Jesus answered, and said to them: I also will ask you a word, and tell ye me. ⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? ⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, And why did ye not believe him? ⁶ But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁷ And they said to him: We do not know, whence it was. ⁸ Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 26:11, Isaiah 29:9-12, Isaiah 29:14, Isaiah 41:28, Isaiah 42:19, Isaiah 42:20, Isaiah 44:18, Jeremiah 8:7-9, Zechariah 11:15, Zechariah 11:17, Malachi 2:7-9, John 3:19, John 3:20, John 9:39, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9, 2 Peter 3:3

Reciprocal: Matthew 21:27 - We cannot tell Mark 11:33 - Neither

Cross-References

1 Corinthians 14:4
He that speaketh in a tongue, edifieth himself: and he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

Hebrews 1:1
IN many ways, and many forms, God anciently conversed with our fathers, by the prophets:

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honorable in all; and their bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers, God will judge.

1 John 5:16
16 If any one shall see his brother sin a sin which doth not deserve death, he shall ask, and life will be given him, to them [fn] who sin not as unto death. For there is a sin of death; and I do not say of this, that a man should pray for it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. Whether from heaven, or of men; in this, no doubt, they told an untruth: but they chose rather to sacrifice their consciences than their interest, and pretend ignorance rather than profess the truth, when they saw they should be put to confusion, or be exposed to the resentments of the people.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.