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On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

and they declared, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?"

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

But He replied to them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

"Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

They discussed among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

"But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, since they are convinced that John was a prophet."

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

And so they answered that they did not know where it came from.

And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

And Jesus said to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things."

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.