Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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?
New American Standard Bible
They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
King James Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Holman Bible
They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe
International Standard Version
They began discussing this among themselves. "If we say, "From heaven,' he'll say, "Then why didn't you believe him?'
A Conservative Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
American Standard Version
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Amplified
They began discussing it with each other, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
An Understandable Version
So, they discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say 'from heaven' He will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe his message?'
Anderson New Testament
And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?
Common New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Daniel Mace New Testament
answer me that. upon this they reasoned thus with themselves; if we should say, it was divine, he will urge, why then did you not believe him?
Darby Translation
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why then have ye not believed him?
Godbey New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, It is from heaven; He will say, Why did you not believe on him?
Goodspeed New Testament
And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
John Wesley New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Julia Smith Translation
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Wherefore did ye not believe him
King James 2000
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they began to discuss [this] with one another, saying, "What should we say? If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Modern King James verseion
And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we shall say, From Heaven, he will say, Why then did you not believe him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they thought in themselves, saying, "If we shall say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did ye not believe him?'
Moffatt New Testament
Now they argued to themselves, "[What are we to say?] If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why did you not believe him.'
Montgomery New Testament
Then they began arguing with one another. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?"
NET Bible
They discussed with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
New Heart English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Noyes New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Sawyer New Testament
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, Why did you not believe him?
The Emphasized Bible
And they were deliberating among themselves, saying - If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore thendid ye not believe him?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
They began arguing together; "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why then did not you believe him?'
Webster
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Weymouth New Testament
So they debated the matter with one another. "Suppose we say, 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Williams New Testament
Then they argued with one another in this way, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
World English Bible
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Worrell New Testament
And they reasoned with themselves, saying,
Worsley New Testament
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven; He will say, why then did ye not believe him?
Youngs Literal Translation
And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
Interlinear
Logizomai
heautou
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 11:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer. 31 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? 32 But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 11:7-14
And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
Matthew 21:25-27
The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
Matthew 21:31-32
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
John 1:15
John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
John 1:29
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
John 1:36
And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
John 3:29-36
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.