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Legacy Standard Bible

Mark 11:30

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Temple;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kingdom of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Mental Characteristics;   Organization (2);   Questions and Answers;   Unbelief (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Baptism (Lutheran Doctrine);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Was John’s baptism
King James Version (1611)
The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men? Answere me.
King James Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
English Standard Version
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me."
New American Standard Bible
"Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."
New Century Version
Tell me: When John baptized people, was that authority from God or just from other people?"
Amplified Bible
"Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."
Berean Standard Bible
John's baptism-was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!"
Contemporary English Version
Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?"
Complete Jewish Bible
The immersion of Yochanan — was it from Heaven or from a human source? Answer me."
Darby Translation
The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Tell me: When John baptized people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people? Answer me."
Geneva Bible (1587)
The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men? answere me.
George Lamsa Translation
Whence is the baptism of John, from heaven, or from men? Tell me.
Good News Translation
Tell me, where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?"
Lexham English Bible
The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me!"
Literal Translation
The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me.
American Standard Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.
Bible in Basic English
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.
Hebrew Names Version
The immersion of Yochanan -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."
International Standard Version
Was John's authority to baptizeJohn's baptism
">[fn] from heaven or from humans? Answer me."
Etheridge Translation
The baptism of Juchanon, from whence was it ? from heaven, or from the sons of man ? Tell me.
Murdock Translation
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Tell me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The baptisme of Iohn, whether was it from heauen, or of men? Aunswere me.
English Revised Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.
World English Bible
The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men?
Weymouth's New Testament
John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether was the baptym of Joon of heuene, or of men? answere ye to me.
Update Bible Version
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.
Webster's Bible Translation
The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or from men? answer me.
New English Translation
John's baptism—was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."
New King James Version
The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me."
New Living Translation
"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!"
New Life Bible
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Tell Me."
New Revised Standard
Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? Answer me."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The immersion by John, Of heaven, was it, or, of men? Answer me!
Douay-Rheims Bible
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? Answer me.
Revised Standard Version
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The baptyme of Iohn was it from heven or of men? Answer me.
Young's Literal Translation
the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The baptyme of Ihon, was it from heauen, or of men? Answere me.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the baptism of John, was it of divine, or of human institution?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven or did he just make it up on his own? Answer that."

Contextual Overview

27Then they *came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders *came to Him, 28and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?" 29And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me." 31And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, ‘From heaven,' He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?' 32But if we say, ‘From men'?"—they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone was regarding John to have been a real prophet. 33And answering Jesus, they *said, "We do not know." And Jesus *said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 1:1-11, Mark 9:13, Matthew 3:1-17, Luke 3:1-20, John 1:6-8, John 1:15-36, John 3:25-36

Reciprocal: Matthew 14:5 - because Matthew 17:12 - and they John 3:27 - from

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth had the same language and the same words.
Genesis 11:2
And it happened as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Genesis 11:3
Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and they had tar for mortar.
Genesis 11:11
and Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
And Arpachshad lived 35 years and became the father of Shelah;
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and Yahweh was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 29:31
And Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
Judges 13:2
En daar was 'n man uit Sórea, uit die geslag van die Daniete, met die naam van Manóag; en sy vrou was onvrugbaar en het geen kinders gehad nie.
1 Samuel 1:2
Now he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Psalms 113:9
He makes the barren woman of the house sitAs a glad mother of children.Praise Yah!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The baptism of John,.... The doctrine of which he was the first preacher, and the ordinance of which he was the first administrator:

was it from heaven, or of men? was it of divine or of human institution?

answer me; directly and plainly, without any shuffling, or evasion: it is a fair question, and may be answered; and the answer to it our Lord suggests would naturally lead to a proper one to their question; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:23-27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. Mark 11:27; Mark 11:27.


 
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