Marcos 11:32

32 Pero si decimos: “De la tierra”…» Es que temían al pueblo, porque todos consideraban que Juan era realmente un profeta.

Marcos 11:32 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:32

But if we shall say, of men
That John's baptism was an human invention, and he had no authority from God to preach and administer it,

they feared the people;
lest being enraged thereby they should, at once, rise up, and destroy them:

for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed;
a real prophet, one truly sent from God, and had his commission and credentials from him: this was the general sentiment of the people; (See Gill on Matthew 21:26).

Marcos 11:32 In-Context

30 El bautismo de Juan, ¿procedía del cielo o de la tierra? Respóndanme.

31 Ellos se pusieron a discutir entre sí: «Si respondemos: “Del cielo”, nos dirá: “Entonces, ¿por qué no le creyeron?”

32 Pero si decimos: “De la tierra”…» Es que temían al pueblo, porque todos consideraban que Juan era realmente un profeta.

33 Así que le respondieron a Jesús:—No lo sabemos.—Pues yo tampoco les voy a decir con qué autoridad hago esto.