"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

Mark 11:31 · KJV

“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

Verse 30

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

Verse 32

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

Mark 11 — Context

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.

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.

Cross References

John 1:34

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

John 1:36

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

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.

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. {taketh away: or, beareth}

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?

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.

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?

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.