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And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority?
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Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
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The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:
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If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.
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And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
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And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.
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And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not.
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Which of the two did the father’s will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.
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For John came to you in the way of justice: and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.
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Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country.