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23 And, when He came into the temple, the high-priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, "By what authority art Thou doing these things? And who gave Thee this authority?" 24 And Jesus, answering, said, "I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things: 25 The immersion of John—whence was it? from Heaven or from men?" And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why, then, did ye not believe him?' 26 But, if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet." 27 And, answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things." Matthew 21:23-27, Worrell New Testament. Public domain.
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