若云自人、又恐犯眾怒、而遭石擊、蓋眾皆確信如望之為先知也。』

若说‘从人间来’，百姓都要用石头打死我们，因为他们信约翰是先知。”

我们若说‘从人间来的’，所有的百姓都会用石头打死我们，因为他们信约翰是先知。”

我们若说‘从人间来的’，所有的百姓都会用石头打死我们，因为他们信约翰是先知。”

如果我们说‘是从人来的’，百姓会拿石头打死我们，因为他们相信约翰是先知。”

如果我们说：‘是从人来的’，众人都会用石头打我们，因为他们都认定约翰是先知。”

但如果说‘是来自人间’，那么民众都会用石头砸我们，因为他们深信约翰是先知。”

若說『從人間來』，百姓都要用石頭打死我們，因為他們信約翰是先知。」

我們若說『從人間來的』，所有的百姓都會用石頭打死我們，因為他們信約翰是先知。」

我們若說『從人間來的』，所有的百姓都會用石頭打死我們，因為他們信約翰是先知。」

如果我們說『是從人來的』，百姓會拿石頭打死我們，因為他們相信約翰是先知。」

如果我們說：‘是從人來的’，眾人都會用石頭打我們，因為他們都認定約翰是先知。”

若說「由於人」呢，眾民就會用石頭打死我們；因為他們都確信約翰是神言人。』

但如果說『是來自人間』，那麼民眾都會用石頭砸我們，因為他們深信約翰是先知。」

若云自人、眾民必以石擊我、蓋民信約翰為先知也、

若云由人、民必石擊我、蓋民信約翰為先知也、

若云自人、民必以石擊我、蓋民皆信約翰為先知也、

But if we say,‘ Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ From people,’ all the people will throw stones at us and kill us. They believe that John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

But if we say,‘ From men,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

But if we say,‘ From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

But if we say,‘ From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

『吾儕若曰自天、彼將問我何以不信；若曰自人、民又可畏、蓋眾皆以如望為先知也。』

然則爾之出也、果何為乎？欲睹先知乎？吾曰是矣、然奚啻先知而已哉！

王欲殺之、而懾於民情、有所不敢；以民眾莫不認如望、為先知也。

欲執之、而懾於民情；蓋眾皆奉彼為先知也。

人多就之、其言曰：『如望未曾行一靈蹟、

司殿役吏急就之、乃引至、然未敢施以暴行、因懼民眾以石相擊也。

終我之身、聖德是務。

然則爾之去也、將欲睹先知乎？予曰是矣、然不僅先知而已也。經云：「予遣使爾前、為爾備道、」即斯人也！予實語爾、婦女所生、未有大於如望者也。然天主國中之至小者、視彼猶大。眾與稅吏、咸受洗於如望、聞其言莫不稱頌天主至德；

惟曰：『毋於節日行之、恐民生變。』

若輩知此喻射己、欲起而捕之、惟心畏群眾、遂離去。