Matthew:21:23-27

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* And when he came into the temple , the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him [as he was ] teaching , saying , By what authority doest thou these things ? and who gave thee this authority ? * And Jesus answering said to them , I also will ask you one thing , which if ye tell me , I also will tell you by what authority I do these things : * The baptism of John , whence was it ? of heaven or of men ? And they reasoned among themselves , saying , If we should say , Of heaven , he will say to us , Why then have ye not believed him ? * but if we should say , Of men , we fear the crowd , for all hold John for a prophet . * 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 .

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