- On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,
- and they spoke, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?"
- Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:
- "Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
- They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
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- And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
- And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
- And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
- The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
- And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
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