²⁹ Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

¹³ Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.

²⁴ Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

³ He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

⁴ the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"

⁵ They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'

⁶ But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

⁷ They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

⁸ Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."