Luke 20:4-6

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⁴ John baptized people. Did God give him the authority to do this? Or did men tell him to do it?’

⁵ The Jewish leaders talked to each other about Jesus' question. ‘We could say that God gave John his authority. But if we say that, Jesus will say to us, “Then you should have believed John.” ⁶ But we do not want to say that only men gave John his authority. Then all the people would throw stones at us to kill us. They are sure that John really was a prophet from God.’