Mateo 21:24

24 —Yo también voy a hacerles una pregunta. Si me la contestan, les diré con qué autoridad hago esto.

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 Si ustedes creen, recibirán todo lo que pidan en oración.

23 Jesús entró en el templo y, mientras enseñaba, se le acercaron los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo.—¿Con qué autoridad haces esto? —lo interrogaron—. ¿Quién te dio esa autoridad?

24 —Yo también voy a hacerles una pregunta. Si me la contestan, les diré con qué autoridad hago esto.

25 El bautismo de Juan, ¿de dónde procedía? ¿Del cielo o de la tierra?Ellos se pusieron a discutir entre sí: «Si respondemos: “Del cielo”, nos dirá: “Entonces, ¿por qué no le creyeron?”

26 Pero si decimos: “De la tierra” … tememos al pueblo, porque todos consideran que Juan era un profeta». Así que le respondieron a Jesús: