Lukas 20:4

20:4 John’s baptism ¹  – was it from heaven or from people?” ² 

Lukas 21:13

21:13 This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses. ³ 

[20:4]  ¹ sn John, like Jesus, was not a part of the official rabbinic order. So the question “John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from men?” draws an analogy between John the Baptist and Jesus. See Luke 3:1-20; 7:24-27. The phrase John’s baptism refers to the baptism practiced by John.

[20:4]  ² tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used here (and in v. 6) in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NAB, NRSV, “of human origin”; TEV, “from human beings”; NLT, “merely human”).

[20:4]  sn The question is whether John’s ministry was of divine or human origin.

[21:13]  ³ tn Grk “This will turn out to you for [a] testimony.”