Matthew 21:23 References
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aWhen 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?"
a Mark 11:27-33, Luke 20:1-8
Mark 11
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They came again to Jerusalem. aAnd as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,
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and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
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And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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"Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."
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They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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"But shall we say, 'From men'?"--they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
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Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Luke 20
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aOn one of the days while bHe was teaching the people in the temple and cpreaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders dconfronted Him,
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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?"
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Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:
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"Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
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They reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
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"But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a aprophet."
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So they answered that they did not know where it came from.
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And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."