Luke 20:1-8

Revised Geneva Translation

20 And it happened that on one of those days, as He taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon Him, with the elders,

² and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us by what authority You do these things? Or, who is he who has given You this authority?”

³ And He answered, and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing. Therefore, tell me.

⁴ “The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or of man?

⁵ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we shall say, ‘From Heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

⁶ “But if we shall say, ‘Of man,’ all the people will stone us. For they are persuaded that John was a Prophet.”

⁷ Therefore they answered that they could not tell from where it was.

⁸ Then Jesus said to them, “Nor shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.”