Mark 11: 27 - 33
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And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,
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| 28
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and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
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| 29
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Jesus said to them, "I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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| 30
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Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me."
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| 31
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And they argued with one another, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will say, `Why then did you not believe him?'
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| 32
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But shall we say, `From men'?" -- they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.
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| 33
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So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
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