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# They reasoned
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"They discussed" or "They considered their answer"
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# with themselves
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"among themselves" or "with each other"
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# If we say, 'From heaven,'
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Some languages might prefer an indirect quote. AT: "'If we say that John's authority is from heaven," (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# From heaven
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"From God." Depending on how the question was translated in the previous verse, this may be translated as "God did" or "God authorized him."
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# he will say
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"Jesus will say"
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# if we say, 'From men,'
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Some languages might prefer an indirect quote. AT: "if we say that John's authority is from men," (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# stone us
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"kill us by throwing stones on us." God's Law commanded that his people stone those of his people who mocked him or his prophets. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/stone]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/johnthebaptist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] |