Mark 11:30
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The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? Answer me.

Mark 1:1-11 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. . . .

Mark 9:13 But I say to you that Elias also is come (and they have done to him whatsoever they would), as it is written of him.

Matthew 3:1-17 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea. . . .

Luke 3:1-20 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina: . . .

John 1:6-8,15-36 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. . . .

John 3:25-36 And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, concerning purification. . . .

Context
Jesus' Authority Challenged
29And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? Answer me. 31But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?…
Cross References
Mark 11:29
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Mark 11:31
But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?

Acts 5:38
And now, therefore, I say to you: Refrain from these men and let them alone. For if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

Lexicon
The
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

baptism
βάπτισμα (baptisma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 908: The rite or ceremony of baptism. From baptizo; baptism.

of John,
Ἰωάννου (Iōannou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

was it
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

men?
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

Answer
ἀποκρίθητέ (apokrithēte)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

Me!”
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

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

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

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

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

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

John's Baptism--was it of Heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."

The baptism of John--was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'
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