LITV(i)
23 And He, coming into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came near to Him as He was teaching, saying, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave this authority to you?
24 And answering, Jesus 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.
25 The baptism of John, from where was it? From Heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?
26 But if we should say, From men, we fear the people. For all hold John to be a prophet.
27 And answering Jesus, they said, We do not know. And He said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what do you think? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go today; work in my vineyard.
29 And answering, he said, I will not. But afterward, feeling sorry, he went.
30 And coming to the second, he said the same. And answering, he said, I go, sir; but he did not leave.
31 Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go before you into the kingdom of God.
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him. And seeing, you did not repent afterwards to believe him.