3 He replied, "I have a question for you. Tell me:
4 Was John’s baptism of heavenly or of human origin?"
5 They discussed among themselves, "If we say, ‘It’s of heavenly origin,’ he’ll say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
6 But if we say, ‘It’s of human origin,’ all the people will stone us to death because they are convinced that John was a prophet."
7 They answered that they didn’t know where it came from.
8 Then Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things."
9 Jesus told the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, rented it to tenant farmers, and went on a trip for a long time.