Matthew 21:23-31 And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority?

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ²³ And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority? ²⁴ And Jesus, having answered, said to them, I will also ask you one word, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these. ²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it of heaven or of men And they reasoned by themselves, saying, If we say, Of heaven; he will say to us, Why, then, believed ye him not? ²⁶ But if we say, Of men; we fear the crowd; for all hold John as a prophet. ²⁷ And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. And he said to them, Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these. ²⁸ But what seems to you A man had two children; and having come to the first, he said, Child, retire to-day, work in my vineyard. ²⁹ And he, having answered, said, I will not; but afterward, having felt regret, he departed. ³⁰ And having come to the second, he said likewise. And he, having answered, said, I, Lord: and he departed not. ³¹ Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.