Mateo 21:24

24 —respondió Jesús—.

Mateo 21:24 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 21:24

And Jesus answered and said unto them
Not by replying directly to their question, but by putting another question to them, whereby he escaped the snare he saw they laid for him:

I also will ask you one thing,
word, or question,

which if ye tell me;
honestly, and plainly answer to it,

I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:
which was putting the thing upon such a foot, and in such a form, as they could not well object to; for Christ promises, that if they would return a plain answer to the question he had to put to them, and which was no unreasonable, nor impertinent one, he would thoroughly satisfy them in this point; and expressly declare his commission and authority, what it was, and from whence he had it. The question is as follows:

Mateo 21:24 In-Context

22 Ustedes pueden orar por cualquier cosa, y si tienen fe la recibirán.

23 Desafían la autoridad de Jesús
Cuando Jesús regresó al templo y comenzó a enseñar, se le acercaron los principales sacerdotes y los ancianos.
—¿Con qué autoridad haces todas estas cosas? —le reclamaron—. ¿Quién te dio el derecho?

24 —respondió Jesús—.

25 Ellos discutieron el asunto unos con otros: «Si decimos que provenía del cielo, nos preguntará por qué no le creímos a Juan;

26 pero si decimos que era meramente humana, la multitud se volverá contra nosotros porque todos creen que Juan era un profeta».