Matthew 21:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ Jesus said to them in reply, “I will also ask you one question. If you give me an answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ Where did John’s baptism originate? From heaven or from men?”

They argued among themselves, “If we say: ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ ²⁶ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”