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But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
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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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And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
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And Jesus answered and said to 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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The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or from men? answer me.
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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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But if we shall say, from men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John that he was a prophet indeed.
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And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.