WPNT(i)
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes and the elders came to Him.
28 And they said to Him, “By what authority are you doing these things?” and “Who gave you this authority to do these things?”
29 So in answer Jesus said to them: “I also will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
30 The baptism of John: was it from heaven or from men?”
31 They considered among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven’, he will say, ‘So why did you not believe him?’
32 But if we say, ‘From men’ . . .”—they feared the people, for everyone held John to really be a prophet.
33 So they answered Jesus by saying, “We don’t know”. And in answer Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things”.