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Mark 11:31

World English Bible

They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

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Mark 11:31 in other translations

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

Mark 11:31 · American Standard Version

Mark 11:31 in context

  1. 29Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
  2. 30The baptism of John—was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.”
  3. 31They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  4. 32If we should say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.
  5. 33They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
    Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”