Lukas 20:4-6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁴ The tevilah of teshuva of Yochanan—was it from Shomayim or from Bnei Adam?

⁵ And they reasoned to themselves saying, If we say, from Shomayim, he will say, why did you not believe him?

⁶ But if we say, from Bnei Adam, HaAm (the People) all will subject us to sequilah (stoning), for HaAm Yisroel are all convinced that Yochanan is a navi.