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Not a Dodge, a Home Thrust
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' question about John the Baptist was not an evasion but a brilliant counter-move. Scholars describe it as a "home thrust" that forced the religious leaders to reveal their true position. By asking about John's authority, Jesus linked it directly to His own, creating a dilemma from which they could not escape without exposing their insincerity.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 11:30
Answer me (αποκριθητε μο). This sharp demand for a reply is only in Mark. See also verse 29. Jesus has a right to take this turn b…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 11:27–33
19th Century
Bishop
And they come again to Jerusalem.—See Notes on Matthew 21:23-27. Peculiar to St. Mark is the fact that our Lord was “walk…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 11:30
As Jesus often did, he answered a question by asking another one: whether John’s mission (expressed by the word “baptism”) was from God (“heaven”) …
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John Gill
On Mark 11:30
17th Century
Pastor
The baptism of John
The doctrine of which he was the first preacher, and the ordinance of which he was the first adm…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 11:27–33
17th Century
Minister
Our Savior shows how closely related His doctrine and baptism were to those of John; they had the same design and tendency, to bring in the gospel …