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Mark 11:31

29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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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.

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BSB
They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
KJV
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye 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?’
ASV
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
DARBY
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him?
BLB
And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “What should we say? If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you⁺ not believe him?’
ÅB
De tenkte da ved seg selv og sa: Sier vi: Fra himmelen, da sier han: Hvorfor trodde dere ham da ikke?
OTB
De drøftet dette seg imellom og sa: «Hvis vi sier: ‘Fra himmelen,’ vil han spørre: ‘Hvorfor trodde dere da ikke på ham?’
B1930
De tenkte da ved sig selv og sa: Sier vi: Fra himmelen, da sier han: Hvorfor trodde I ham da ikke?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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  • John 1:15

    John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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  • John 3:29–36

    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

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  • John 1:34

    And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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  • John 1:36

    And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

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  • Matthew 21:31–32

    Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

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  • Matthew 21:25–27

    The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

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  • Matthew 11:7–14

    And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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