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23 Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, |By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?| 24 Jesus answered them, |I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?| They discussed this among themselves, saying, |If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?' 26 But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.| 27 So they answered Jesus, |We don't know.| Then he said to them, |Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things. Matthew 21:23-27, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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