The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”
Mark 11:31 - Easy To Read Version These Jewish leaders talked about Jesus’ question. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then Jesus will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe John?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him? American Standard Version (1901) And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? Common English Bible They argued among themselves, “If we say, ‘It’s of heavenly origin,’ he’ll say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ Catholic Public Domain Version But they discussed it among themselves, saying: "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him? |
The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”
Tell me: When John baptized {\cf2\super [150]} people, did that come from God or was it only from other people? Answer me!”
But we can’t say that John’s baptism was from someone else.” (These leaders were afraid of the people, because the people believed that John was a prophet. {\cf2\super [151]})
John told people about him. John said, “This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘The One who comes after me is more important than I am. He was living before me.’”
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God. {\cf2\super [21]} He takes away the sins of the world!
John saw Jesus walking by. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God {\cf2\super [27]} !”