25 The [a]baptism of John, whence was it? from [b]heaven, or of men? Then they [c]reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:25 John his preaching is called by a figure, Baptism, because he preached the baptism of repentance, etc., Mark 1:4; Acts 19:3.
  2. Matthew 21:25 From God, and so it is plainly seen how these are set one against another.
  3. Matthew 21:25 Beat their heads about it and mused, or laid their heads together.

27 (A)[a]Then they came again to Jerusalem: and as he walked in the Temple, there came to him the high Priests, and the Scribes, and the Elders,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:27 The Gospel hath been assaulted long time since, under the pretense of an ordinary successsion.

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