Mark 11:30

30 The baptyme of Iohn was it from heven or of men? Answer me.

Mark 11:30 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:30

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; (See Gill on Matthew 21:25).

Mark 11:30 In-Context

28 and sayd vnto him: by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? and who gave the this auctorite to do these thinges?

29 Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: I will also axe of you a certayne thinge: and answere ye me and I wyll tell you by what auctorite I do these thinges.

30 The baptyme of Iohn was it from heven or of men? Answer me.

31 And they thought in them selves sayinge: yf we shall saye from heven: he will saye why then dyd ye not beleve him?

32 but if we shall saye of me: then feare we ye people. For all men counted Iohn that he was a verie Prophete.