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Summary
The Chief Priests Ask Jesus by What Right Does He Act in This Way (Les princes des prêtres interrogent Jésus de quel droit il agit) Matthew 21:23-27 Mark 11:27-33 Luke 20:1-8 20:1. One day, as He was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together '''20:2. and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us, by what authority do You these things? Or, who is he that has given You this authority?”''' '''20:3. Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one thing. Answer me:''' 20:4. “The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or of men?” 20:5. But they thought to themselves, saying, “If we shall say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe in him?'  '''20:6. “But if we say, 'Of men,' the whole people will stone us. For they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”''' 20:7. They answered that they did not know from where it was. 20:8. Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Source:The Brooklyn Museum

Dates: 1886-1894