When HE entered the temple and began to teach, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached HIM and asked, "By what authority are YOU doing these things? And who gave YOU this authority?" JESUS said to them in reply, "I will also ask you one question. If you give ME an answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Where did John's baptism originate? From heaven or from men?" They argued among themselves, "If we say: 'From heaven,' HE will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him? But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet."
Therefore, they answered JESUS, "We do not know." And JESUS said to them, "Then neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.
MATTHEW: CHAPTER 21, VERSES 23 - 27
No comments:
Post a Comment