Matthew:21:23-27
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And Jesus answered and said unto them ,
I also will ask you (
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One thing ,
that is to say ,
I will ask you one thing first before I answer your questions .(:
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one thing ,
which if ye tell me ,
I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things .
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The (
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The preaching of John is called by the figure «
baptism »
because he preached the baptism of repentance ,
etc .; (
Mar_1
:4 ;
Act_19
:3 ).(:
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baptism of John ,
whence was it ?
from From God ,
and so it is plainly seen how these are set one against another .
heaven ,
or of men ?
And they Beat their heads about it ,
and mused ,
or laid their heads together .
reasoned with themselves ,
saying ,
If we shall say ,
From heaven ;
he will say unto us ,
Why did ye not then believe him ?
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And if we say ,
Of men ,
we feare the multitude ,
for all holde Iohn as a Prophet .
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Then they answered Iesus ,
and said ,
We can not tell ;
he said vnto them ,
Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things .
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