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25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
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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.
28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
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“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 And Jesus answered and said unto them,I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
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John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
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They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them,Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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