29 So Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me!” 31 And they began to discuss[a] this[b] with one another, saying, “What should we say?[c] If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:31 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to discuss”)
  2. Mark 11:31 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Mark 11:31 Some manuscripts omit “What should we say?”