The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'
The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Voices3
Christ knew "the baptism of John, whence it was." Then why did He ask them, as if He knew not? He knew that the Pharisees would not give Him an answer; then why did He ask in vain? Was it that He might judge them out of their own mouth, or their own heart? Suppose you refer these points to an excuse of the Creator, or to His comparison with Christ; then consider what would have happened if the Pharisees had replied to His question.
Tertullian· Against Marcion Book IV, 220patristic
For that He might show that they had always rebelled against the Holy Spirit, and that besides Isaiah, whom they remembered not, they had refused to believe John whom they had lately seen; He now in his turn puts the question to them, proving that if so great a Prophet as John who was accounted greatest among them had been disbelieved when he testified of Him, they would in no wise believe Him, answering by what authority He did this.
Theophylact of Ohrid· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 1107patristic
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 Mat 21:25.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk5
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Luke 15:18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches9
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
