Mark 11:31
And they were discussing among themselves, saying, If we say, from Shomayim, he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
30The tevilah [of teshuva] of Yochanan — was it from Shomayim or from Bnei Adam? Answer me!
Cross References
Matthew 11:7As they were leaving, he began to speak to the multitudes about Yochanan, What did you go out into the midbar (wilderness) to see? A reed being shaken by the wind?
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the ratzon haAv (the will of the Father)? They say, The rishon (the first). Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Omein, I say to you, that the mochesim (tax-collectors) and the zonot (prostitutes) are going in ahead of you into the Malchut Hashem.
John 1:29On the next day, Yochanan sees Yehoshua coming to him, and Yochanan says, Hinei! The Seh HaElohim, + 1:29 Gn 22:8; Ex 12:5-13; Isa 53:7 the one carrying away the avonot HaOlam Hazeh (sins of this world). + 1:29 i.e., as the sa'ir l'Azazel kapporah; Isa 53:6,7,12; Lv 16:22
John 1:36And as Yochanan watched Yehoshua walking by, Yochanan says, Hinei the Seh HaElohim! + 1:36 Gn 22:8; Ex 12:5-13; Isa 53:7
Matthew Henry on Mark 11:28-33
The Pharisees Nonplussed. 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 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. 31 And they… Read the whole commentary →