Read Full ChapterBut if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
World English Bible (WEB)
But and{G1161} if{G1437} we say{G2036}{(G5632)}, Of{G1537} men{G444}; all{G3956} the people{G2992} will stone{G2642}{(G5692)} us{G2248}: for{G1063} they be{G2076}{(G5748)} persuaded{G3982}{(G5772)} that John{G2491} was{G1511}{(G5750)} a prophet{G4396}.
Strong's King James
(6) But if perhaps we say, 'From men!' All the people will stone us to death because they're convinced Yochanan was a prophet."
The F.O.G
[6] But if we dismiss John as just another unauthorized preacher, these people who revere him as God's prophet will turn against us violently—they might even stone us!" The crowd's passionate devotion to John's memory made them nervous.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.’
Young's Literal Translation
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