Mark 11:31
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
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30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.
32But if we shall say, From men; they feared the people: for all held that John was indeed a prophet.
Cross References
Matthew 11:7And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the tax gatherers and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
John 1:36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!
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 →