Mark 11:27-33

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Jesus’ Authority Questioned

²⁷They came again to Jerusalem. And as Jesus was walking in the [courts and porches of the] temple, the ^[a]chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him,^(A) ²⁸and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?” ²⁹Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me.” ³¹They began discussing it with each other, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ ³²But ^[b]shall we say, ‘From men?’” —they were afraid [to answer because] of the crowd, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. ³³So they replied to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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Mark 11:27 These three groups composed the Sanhedrin, the Jewish High Court.
Mark 11:32 Or if we say.

Luke 20:1-8

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Jesus’ Authority Questioned

20 On one of the days, as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [area] and preaching the good news (gospel), ^[a]the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders confronted Him,^(A) ²and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?” ³Jesus replied, “I will also ask you a question. You tell Me: ⁴The baptism of John [the Baptist]—was it from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?” ⁵They discussed and debated it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ ⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.” ⁷So they replied that they did not know from where it came. ⁸Then Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things.”