<p>20:5 <i>And they discussed it among themselves, saying: If we shall say from heaven, he will say, why did you not believe him?</i>- This could imply they withdrew for discussion amongst themselves. But such a withdrawal would've been a sign of weakness. More likely we have here an insight into their own internal reasonings. In this case, the statement in :7 that they answered that they couldn't tell was uttered by each of them in turn as the Lord asked them individually.</p>