中译版圣经:

• 他们彼此商议说，我们若说从天上来，他必说，这样，你们为什么不信他呢？
• 新中译版圣经:他们彼此商议说，我们若说从天上来，他必说，这样，你们为什么不信他呢？
• 新世纪圣经:他们就彼此议论∶「如果我们说『是从天上来的』，他就会说『那你们为什么不信他呢？』
• LCC:他们彼此议论说∶「我们若说由于天，他就会说，那你们为什么不信他？
• TCB:他们开始争辩起来，说：「我们应该怎样回答呢？如果我们说『从上帝那里来的』，他会说：『那麽，你们为甚麽不相信约翰呢？』
• 当代圣经:他们彼此交头接耳："要是我们说约翰的洗礼是属上帝的，他一定会问我们为甚麽不信他。
• CSG:他们心中思量说：「若我们说：是从天上来的，他就要说：那麽你们为什麽不信他？

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will ask, `Then why didn't you believe him?
• NRSV:They argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
• NASV:They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
• 古老版圣经:And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
• ASV:And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
• 基础英语版圣经:And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
• DBY:And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him?
• 标准修订版圣经:And they argued with one another, 'If we say, From heaven,' he will say, Why then did you not believe him?'
• 直译圣经95版:They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
• 直译圣经77版:And they [began] reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
• WEB:And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
• YLT:And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• reasoning [´ri:zəniŋ]   n.推理，评理 a.推理的   (高中英语单词)
• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)
• wherefore [´weəfɔ:]   ad.为什么；因此   (英语四级单词)