Luke 20:1-6

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

1 ¹One day, ²as Jesus^[a] was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, ³the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up

2 and said to him, "Tell us ⁴by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority."

3 He answered them, "I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,

4 was the baptism of John ⁵from heaven or from man?"

5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, ⁶'Why did you not believe him?'

6 But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was ⁷a prophet."

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 1-8, see Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33
• 2. Luke 19:47
• 3. Acts 4:1; Acts 6:12
• 4. [Exodus 2:14; John 1:25; Acts 4:7]
• 5. Luke 15:18, 21; John 3:27
• 6. Luke 7:30; Matthew 21:32
• 7. [John 5:35]; See Matthew 11:9

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek he