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23 And when He entered the sacred [a]enclosure of the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, By what [b]power of authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this power of authority?

24 Jesus answered them, I also will ask you a question, and if you give Me the answer, then I also will tell you by what [c]power of authority I do these things.

25 The baptism of John—from where was it? From heaven or from men? And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, [d]He will ask us, Why then did you not believe him?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:23 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  2. Matthew 21:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 21:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Matthew 21:25 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speakers may have thought He was.

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