Mark 11:32

But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

31And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we should say to him, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

33And they answered, and said to Jesus: We do not know. He said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan.

Matthew 14:5And he had wished to kill him; but he was afraid of the people, seeing that they regarded him as a prophet.

Matthew 21:46And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they accounted him as a prophet.

Mark 12:12And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the people; for they knew that he spoke this similitude against them. And they left him, and went away.

Luke 20:6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Luke 22:2And the chief priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they were afraid of the people.

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 →

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