KJV
And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him
not?
BSB
They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
WEB
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
YLT
And they reasoned with themselves, saying—‘If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
F.O.G Original
(5) But they debated among themselves, saying this, “If perhaps we say, ‘From sky-above, He’ll say, ‘Why didn’t you faithfully-believe him?’
F.O.G
(5) But they debated among themselves, saying this, “If perhaps we say, ‘From sky-above, He’ll say, ‘Why didn’t you faithfully-believe him?’
F.O.G MSG
⁵They huddled together and debated among themselves: “If we say ‘from Heaven,’ He’ll ask why we didn’t believe John.