MLV(i)
47 Now he was teaching daily in the temple. But the high-priests and the scribes and the foremost ones of the people were seeking to destroy him.
48 And they were not finding what they might do; for the people were all hanging on him, listening.
20 1 And it happened on one of those days, while he is teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good-news, the priests and the scribes, together with the elders stood up; 2 and they spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
3 But he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and tell me. 4 The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 Now they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven; he will say, Then why did you not believe him? 6 But if we say, From men; all the people will be stoning us; for they have confidence that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered that they did not know where it was from.
8 And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
20 1 And it happened on one of those days, while he is teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good-news, the priests and the scribes, together with the elders stood up; 2 and they spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
3 But he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and tell me. 4 The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 Now they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven; he will say, Then why did you not believe him? 6 But if we say, From men; all the people will be stoning us; for they have confidence that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered that they did not know where it was from.
8 And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.