Mark 11:31 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 11:31

They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

KJV

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

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Commentary

1 voice

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? As if He had said, He whom you confess to have had his prophecy from heaven bore testimony of Me, and ye have heard from him, by what authority I do these things.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This colt was borrowed too. Christ went upon the water in a borrowed boat, ate the passover in a borrowed chamber, was buried in a borrowed sepulchre, and here rode on a borrowed ass. Let not Christians scorn to be beholden one to another, and, when need is, to go a borrowing, for our Master did not.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Let us observe in these verses, how much spiritual blindness may be in the hearts of those who hold high ecclesiastical office . We see "the chief priests and scribes and elders" coming to our Lord Jesus, and raising difficulties and objections in the way of His work. These men, we know, were the accredited teachers and rulers of the Jewish Church. They were regarded by the Jews as the fountain and spring-head of religious knowledge. They were, most of them, regularly ordained to the position they held, and could trace their orders by regular descent from Aaron.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
διελογίζοντο	dielogizonto	they were reasoning	G1260 →
πρὸς	pros	with	G4314 →
ἑαυτοὺς	he'autous	themselves	G1438 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
εἴπωμεν·	eipōmen	we shall say;	G2036 →
ἐξ	ex	From	G1537 →
οὐρανοῦ,	ouranou	heaven,	G3772 →
ἐρεῖ·	erei	He will say;	G4483 →
διὰ	dia	Because of	G1223 →
τί	ti	why	G5101 →
οὖν	oun	then	G3767 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐπιστεύσατε	episteusate	did you believe	G4100 →
αὐτῷ;	autō	in him?	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
leads to
- Isaiah 53:7
  He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not…
- 1 John 2:2
  He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- 1 John 3:5
  But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- 1 Peter 1:19
  but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Through
John 1:15
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
leads to
- Matthew 3:11
  I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
Through
John 1:36
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
leads to
- John 1:29
  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- 1 Peter 1:19–20
  but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark