And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer me:

And he answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and tell me:

And he answering said unto them, 'I will question you, I also, one thing, and tell me:

"I also will put a question to you, "He said;

And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

And in response, Jesus said to them: "I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:

"I, too," said Jesus in reply, "will ask you one question. Give me an answer to it.

And he answered and said unto them,.... That is, Jesus replied to them, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions express it:
I will also ask you one thing, and answer me; when he also promised, that if they would give him an answer to his question, he would satisfy them in the point they interrogated him about: and as this was a prudent decline to avoid the snare they laid for him, so it was not an impertinent reply to them; since it led on to a proper answer to their question, as appears by the case proposed; See Gill on Matthew 21:24.