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Mark 11:31

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

KJV

καὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες· ἐὰν εἴπωμεν· ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ· διατί οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ;

Greek NT

At illi cogitabant secum, dicentes : Si dixerimus : De cælo, dicet : Quare ergo non credidistis ei ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διαλογίζομαι
dialogizomai
verb · 16×
διατί
diati
particle · 24×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: διελογίζοντο | WH/Treg/NIV: διελογίζοντο | RP: ἐλογίζοντο
  • διελογίζοντοSBLGNT
  • διελογίζοντοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐλογίζοντοRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: Τί εἴπωμεν ; | Holmes: Τί εἴπωμεν;
  • Τί εἴπωμεν ;SBLGNT
  • Τί εἴπωμεν;SBLGNT
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: οὖν | WH/NIV/RP: οὖν
  • οὖνSBLGNT
  • οὖνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 8:46 — Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?