Matthew 21:26

Matthew 21:23-27

²³And when he had come into the temple, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” ²⁴And Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ ²⁶But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd; for all hold John as a prophet.” ²⁷And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Mark 11:27-33

²⁷And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the high priests and the scribes and the elders come to him ²⁸and they were saying to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” ²⁹But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.” ³¹And they were discussing it among themselves, saying, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ ³²But should we say, ‘From people’?” — they were afraid of the crowd, for all held that John really was a prophet. ³³And they answered Jesus and say, “We do not know.” And Jesus says to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Luke 20:1-8

¹And it happened on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, that the high priests and the scribes came up with the elders, ²and they spoke, saying to him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is the one who gave you this authority?” ³And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me: ⁴The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?” ⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ ⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” ⁷And they answered that they did not know where it was from. ⁸And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”