Mark 11:30
28 “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
29 “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
31 They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32 But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
- KJV
- The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
- WEB
- The baptism of John—was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.”
- ASV
- The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.
- DARBY
- The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.
- BLB
- The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
- ÅB
- Johannes' dåp, var den fra himmelen eller fra mennesker? Svar meg!
- OTB
- Var Johannes’ dåp fra himmelen, eller av menneskelig opprinnelse? Fortell meg!”
- B1930
- Johannes' dåp, var den fra himmelen eller fra mennesker? Svar mig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 1:15–36
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
Read in contextJohn 3:25–36
Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
Read in contextLuke 3:1–20
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Read in contextMatthew 3:1–17
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Read in contextJohn 1:6–8
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
Read in contextMark 1:1–11
This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Read in contextMark 9:13
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
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