[和合本] 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？’
[新标点] 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？’
[和合修] 他们彼此商议说：“我们若说‘从天上来的’，他会说：‘这样，你们为什么不信他呢？’
[新译本] 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？’
[当代修] 他们彼此议论说：“如果我们说‘是从天上来的’，祂一定会问，‘那你们为什么不信他？’
[现代修] 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：‘那么，你们为什么不相信约翰呢？’
[吕振中] 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？
[思高本] 他们心中思量说：“若我们说：是从天上来的，他就要说：那么你们为什么不信他？
[文理本] 其人窃议曰、若云自天、彼必曰曷不信之、
[GNT] But if we say, 'From human beings...'" (They were afraid of the people, because everyone was convinced that John had been a prophet.)
[BBE] 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?
[KJV] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
[NKJV] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
[KJ21] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say `From Heaven,' he will say `Why then did ye not believe him?'
[NASB] And they began considering the implications among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
[NRSV] They argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
[WEB] They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
[ESV] And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
[NIV] They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
[NIrV] They talked to each other about it. They said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
[HCSB] They began to argue among themselves: "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
[CSB] They began to argue among themselves: "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why didn't you believe him?'
[AMP] And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?
[NLT] They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe John.
[YLT] And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?