Matthew 21:23-27
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23aAnd when He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him bwhile He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?” 24And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you one 1thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25“The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 26“But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the crowd; for they all regard John as aa prophet.” 27And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.