Mǎkĕfúyīn 11:31

31 Tāmen bǐcǐ shāng lún shuō , wǒmen ruò shuō cóng tiān shang lái , tā bì shuō , zhèyàng , nǐmen wèishénme bú xìn tā ne .

Mǎkĕfúyīn 11:31 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:31

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; (See Gill on Matthew 21:25).

Mǎkĕfúyīn 11:31 In-Context

29 Yēsū duì tāmen shuō , wǒ yào wèn nǐmen yī jù huà , nǐmen huídá wǒ , wǒ jiù gàosu nǐmen , wǒ zhàng zhe shénme quánbǐng zuò zhè shì .

30 Yuēhàn de xǐlǐ , shì cóng tiān shang lái de shì cóng rénjiān lái de ne . nǐmen kĕyǐ huídá wǒ .

31 Tāmen bǐcǐ shāng lún shuō , wǒmen ruò shuō cóng tiān shang lái , tā bì shuō , zhèyàng , nǐmen wèishénme bú xìn tā ne .

32 Ruò shuō cóng rénjiān lái , què yòu pà bǎixìng . yīnwei zhòngrén zhēn yǐ Yuēhàn wéi xiānzhī .

33 Yúshì huídá Yēsū shuō , wǒmen bù zhīdào . Yēsū shuō , wǒ yĕ bú gàosu nǐmen , wǒ zhàng zhe shénme quánbǐng zuò zhè shì .