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Mark 11:31
“They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?”
Verse in context — Mark 11
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Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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The baptism of John--was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.
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They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?
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If we should say, 'From men'"--they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.
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They answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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