Mark 11:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Mark 11:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 11:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 11:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”

Mark 11:31 — World English Bible

Mark 11:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Mark 11:31 — American Standard Version

Mark 11:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?”

Mark 11:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 11:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why [then] have ye not believed him? ”

Mark 11:31 — Darby Translation

Mark 11:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they thought with themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then did ye not beleeue him?”

Mark 11:31 — Geneva Bible

Mark 11:31 in Context — Mark 11

29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

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

32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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What Does Mark 11:31 Mean?

Mark 11:31 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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