³¹ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

³¹ And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

³¹ They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, "If we say 'heaven,' he'll ask us why we didn't believe John;