"The baptism of John, was {it} from heaven, or of men? answer me." — Mark 11:30

Mark 11:30 · KJV

“The baptism of John, was {it} from heaven, or of men? answer me.”

— Mark 11:30

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. {question: or, thing}

Verse 31

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

Mark 11 — Context

And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

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. {question: or, thing}

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?

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

Cross References

John 1:6-8

There was a man sent from God, whose name {was} John.

John 3:25-36

Then there arose a question between {some} of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

John 1:15-36

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.

Mark 9:13

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

Luke 3:1-20

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, {tetrarch: or, governor of four provinces}

Matthew 3:1-17

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Mark 1:1-11

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;