1 And it came to be, on one of those days, as He was teaching the people in the Set-apart Place and bringing the Good News, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up
2 and spoke to Him, saying, “Say to us, by what authority are You doing these? Or who is he who gave You this authority?”
3 And He answering, said to them, “I shall ask you one question too, and answer Me:
4 “The immersion of Yoḥanan – was it from heaven or from men?”
5 And they debated among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He shall say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’