KJV: The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
YLT: the baptism of John, whence was it? -- from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
Darby: The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?
ASV: The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?
| βάπτισμα | baptism |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: βάπτισμα Sense: immersion, submersion. |
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| Ἰωάννου | John |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Ἰωάννης Sense: John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. |
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| πόθεν | from where |
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Parse: Adverb Root: πόθεν Sense: of place: from where, from what condition. |
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| ἦν | was it |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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| οὐρανοῦ | heaven |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὐρανός Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it. |
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| ἀνθρώπων | men |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female. |
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| Οἱ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| διελογίζοντο | they were reasoning |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Plural Root: διαλογίζομαι Sense: to bring together different reasons, to reckon up the reasons, to reason, revolve in one’s mind, deliberate. |
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| ἑαυτοῖς | themselves |
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Parse: Reflexive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: ἑαυτοῦ Sense: himself, herself, itself, themselves. |
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| λέγοντες | saying |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| εἴπωμεν | we should say |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 1st Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| ἐρεῖ | He will say |
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Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to utter, speak, say. |
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| ἡμῖν | to us |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 1st Person Plural Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| Διὰ | Because of |
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Parse: Preposition Root: διά Sense: through. |
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| τί | why |
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Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: τίς Sense: who, which, what. |
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| ἐπιστεύσατε | did you believe |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: πιστεύω Sense: to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 21:25
This represents his relation to Jesus who was baptized by him. At once the ecclesiastical leaders find themselves in a dilemma created by their challenge of Christ. [source]
Picturesque imperfect tense describing their hopeless quandary. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 21:25
See on Mark 7:21. It is doubtful whether disputings is a legitimate meaning. The kindred verb διαλογίζομαι is invariably used in the sense of to reason or discuss, either with another or in one's own mind, Matthew 16:7; Matthew 21:25; Mark 2:6; Luke 12:17. The noun is sometimes rendered thoughts, as Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21; but with the same idea underlying it, of a suspicion or doubt, causing inward discussion. See 1 Timothy 2:8. Better here questionings or doubtings. See on Romans 14:1. The murmuring is the moral, the doubting the intellectual rebellion against God. [source]