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| | |And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, | | |And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, |
| − | |"When they returned to Jerusalem, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him as He was walking in the temple" | + | |When they returned to Jerusalem, the intellectuals (chief priests, scribes, and elders) came to him as He was walking in the temple. |
| − | | | + | |use intellectuals here? or incumbents, or elites? |
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| | |And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? | | |And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? |
| − | | | + | |They debated with each other, "If we say 'from heaven,' then He will reply, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' |
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| | |But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. | | |But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. |
| − | | | + | |But if we say, 'of men,' the people will turn against us because they feel John was a prophet.'" |
| − | | | + | |how to translate "they feared the people"? |
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| | |And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. | | |And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| − | | | + | |So the intellectuals replied to Jesus, "We cannot answer." And Jesus responded, "Neither do I reveal to you my authority for my good deeds." |
| − | | | + | |"these things"? perhaps "good deeds". |
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