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.

25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

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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.

The Authority of Jesus Questioned(A)

27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.

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