They returned once again to Jerusalem. As JESUS was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached HIM and asked, "By what authority are YOU doing these things? Or who gave YOU the authority to do them?" JESUS said to them, "I will ask you one question. Give ME an answer, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Did John's baptism originate from heaven or from men? Tell ME!" They argued among themselves, "If we say: 'From heaven,' HE will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?' But how can we say, 'From men'?"--for they were afraid of the people, who all regarded John as a true 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."
GOSPEL OF MARK: CHAPTER 11, VERSES 27 - 33
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