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Luke 20:4

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And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:	The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?	And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The baptism^G908 of John^G2491, was it^G2258 from^G1537 heaven^G3772, or^G2228 of^G1537 men^G444?

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Original Greek

Τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἦν, ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Τὸ	To	G3588	T-NSN	The
βάπτισμα	baptisma	G908	N-NSN	baptism
Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	G2491	N-GSM	of John
ἐξ	ex	G1537	PREP	from
οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	G3772	N-GSM	heaven
ἦν,	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was it
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
ἐξ	ex	G1537	PREP	of
ἀνθρώπων;	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	men

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G908 — βάπτισμα (báptisma, bap'-tis-mah): the rite or ceremony of baptism — from βαπτίζω; baptism (technically or figuratively):--baptism.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2491 — Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs, ee-o-an'-nace): John — of Hebrew origin (יוֹחָנָן); Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites:--John.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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