马可福音 11:31

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他們就彼此議論：“如果我們說‘是從天上來的’，他就會說‘那你們為甚麼不信他呢？’

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 们 彼 此 商 议 说 ： 我 们 若 说 从 天 上 来 ， 他 必 说 ： 这 样 ， 你 们 为 甚 麽 不 信 他 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

²⁷ Jesus and his followers went again to Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders came to him. ²⁸ They said to him, "What authority do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?" ²⁹ Jesus answered, "I will ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have to do these things. ³⁰ Tell me: When John baptized people, was that authority from God or just from other people?" ³¹ They argued about Jesus' question, saying, "If we answer, ‘John's baptism was from God,' Jesus will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?' ³² But if we say, ‘It was from other people,' the crowd will be against us." (These leaders were afraid of the people, because all the people believed that John was a prophet.) ³³ So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Then I won't tell you what authority I have to do these things."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why: Matthew 11:7-14, Matthew 21:25-27, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:32, John 1:15, John 1:29, John 1:34, John 1:36, John 3:29-36

Reciprocal: John 3:27 - from John 8:46 - why

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 11:2
As people moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

Genesis 11:3
They said to each other, "Let's make bricks and bake them to make them hard." So they used bricks instead of stones, and tar instead of mortar.

Genesis 11:4
Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."

Genesis 11:5
The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built.

Genesis 11:26
After Terah was 70 years old, his sons Abram, Nahor, and Haran were born.

Genesis 11:28
While his father, Terah, was still alive, Haran died in Ur in Babylonia, where he was born.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram left Haran as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. At this time Abram was 75 years old.

Genesis 15:7
God said to Abram, "I am the Lord who led you out of Ur of Babylonia so that I could give you this land to own."

Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left, carrying with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Northwest Mesopotamia to Nahor's city.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they reasoned with themselves saying,.... Privately; perhaps, they withdrew at a little distance for a short time, and consulted among themselves what answer to return; and the amount of their reasonings were this;

if we shall say from heaven, he will say, why then did ye not believe him? that is, should they say that John had a divine commission for what he said and did, they were aware that Christ would reply, why did not ye give credit to him? and had you done so, seeing he testified of me, you would have had no occasion to have put the above question; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:23-27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. Mark 11:27; Mark 11:27.