Mt 21:23-27
When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said,
“By what authority are you doing these things?
And who gave you this authority?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.
When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said,
“By what authority are you doing these things?
And who gave you this authority?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.
Where was John’s baptism from?
Was it of heavenly or of human origin?”
They discussed this among themselves and said,
“If we say ‘Of heavenly origin,’ he will say to us,
‘Then why did you not believe him?’
But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.”
He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Tinanong si Jesus Patungkol sa Kaniyang Kapangyarihan
Mateo 21:23-27
Pagpasok niya sa templo, nilapitan siya ng mga pinunong-saserdote at ng mga matanda ng bayan habang siya ay nagtuturo. Sinabi nila sa kaniya:
They discussed this among themselves and said,
“If we say ‘Of heavenly origin,’ he will say to us,
‘Then why did you not believe him?’
But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.”
He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Tinanong si Jesus Patungkol sa Kaniyang Kapangyarihan
Mateo 21:23-27
Pagpasok niya sa templo, nilapitan siya ng mga pinunong-saserdote at ng mga matanda ng bayan habang siya ay nagtuturo. Sinabi nila sa kaniya:
Sa anong kapamahalaan ginagawa mo ang mga bagay na ito? Sino ang nagbigay sa iyo ng kapamahalaang ito?
Sumagot si Jesus sa kanila: Isang bagay lang ang itatanong ko sa inyo. Kung masasagot ninyo ako ay sasabihin ko rin sa inyo kung sa anong kapamahalaan mayroon ako upang gawin ang mga bagay na ito. Saan nanggaling ang bawtismo ni Juan, ito ba ay mula sa langit o mula sa mga tao?
Sila ay nangatwiranan sa isa't isa na sinasabi: Kapag sabihin nating mula sa langit, sasabihin niya sa atin: Kung gayon bakit hindi ninyo siya pinaniwalaan? Ngunit kung sabihin nating mula sa mga tao, dapat tayong matakot sa mga tao sapagkat kinikilala ng lahat na si Juan ay isang propeta.
