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Main point summary
When the chief priests and elders question Jesus about His authority, He asks them what they think about the baptism of John. When they refuse to answer Him, He refuses to answer them.
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Matthew 21:23-27
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a When He entered the temple,
the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him b while He was teaching, and said,
“By what authority are You doing these things,
and who gave You this authority?”
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temporal
Jesus said to them,
“I will also ask you one 1 thing, which if you tell Me,
I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
conditional
The baptism of John was from what source,
from heaven
or from men?”
alternative
And they began reasoning among themselves, saying,
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’
He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
But if we say, ‘From men,’
we fear the 1 people;
for they all regard John as a a prophet.”
ground
And answering Jesus, they said,
“We do not know.”
inference
questionanswer
He also said to them,
“Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Third class conditional implying potential future action.
Third class conditional implying potential future action.
Third class conditional implying potential future action.
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Matthew 21:23-27
A. Question
When He entered the temple,
the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said,
“By what authority are You doing these things,
and who gave You this authority?”
A’. Question in Return
Jesus said to them,
“I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me,
I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John was from what source,
from heaven
or from men?”
B’. No Answer
And they began reasoning among themselves, saying,
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’
He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
But if we say, ‘From men,’
we fear the people;
for they all regard John as a prophet.”
And answering Jesus, they said,
“We do not know.”
B’. No Answer in Return
He also said to them,
“Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
phrasing