Mark Chapter 11 verse 31 Holy Bible
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
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And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him?
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
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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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And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 31, 32. - They reasoned with themselves, like men anxious and perplexed. If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? For he told you I was the promised Messias, and bade you prepare yourselves by repentance to receive my grace and salvation. But should we say, From men - they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet. This is a broken sentence, but very expressive. The evangelist leaves his reader to supply what they meant. They deemed it prudent not to finish the sentence; and probably cut it short with some significant gesture. They did not like to confess that they feared the people; although this was the true reason why they hesitated to say that John's baptism was of men. They knew that all the people held John to be a prophet. They were thus thrown on one or other horn of a dilemma.
