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A Calculated 'I Don't Know'
Commentators unanimously agree that the religious leaders' claim of ignorance was a deliberate lie. They were caught in a dilemma: affirming John the Baptist's authority would force them to accept Jesus, while denying it would anger the public. Their response was a self-serving tactic to avoid the truth, not a genuine lack of knowledge.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 11:33
We know not (ουκ οιδαμεν). It was for the purpose of getting out of the trap into which they had fallen by challenging the authori…
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 11:33
This question of Jesus proved too much for them. Either alternative —“from heaven” or “from men”—would place them in a difficult position. An admis…
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John Gill
On Mark 11:33
17th Century
Pastor
And they answered and said to Jesus
Being reduced by this dilemma to the greatest strait and difficulty;
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 …