Luke
Luke 20:4
4John’s baptism — was it from heaven, or from men?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John’s | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| baptism | βάπτισμα | baptisma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G908 the rite or ceremony of baptism |
| was it | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| from | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| from | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 4:25–26 · Matthew 11:7–19 · Luke 15:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.