<p>11:31 <em>And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we shall say: From Heaven- he will say: Why then did you not believe him?</em>- 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 :33 that &quot;They answered... and said, We cannot tell&quot; was uttered by each of them in turn as the Lord asked them individually.</p>