25 From where was the baptism of John—from heaven or from men?” And they began to discuss[a] this[b] among themselves, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:25 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to discuss”)
  2. Matthew 21:25 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

and they worship me in vain,
    teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:9 A quotation from Isa 29:13