Luke 20:1-8

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

1 One day^[a] as He was teaching the people in the temple complex and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came up

2 and said to Him: "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?"

3 He answered them, "I will also ask you a question. Tell Me,

4 was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"

5 They discussed it among themselves: "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'

6 But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

7 So they answered that they did not know its origin.^[b]

8 And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

Footnotes

• [a] Lit It happened on one of the days
• [b] Or know where it was from