And they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

But the Pharisees saw it and said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing something which it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath!"

He said to them, 'This is some enemy's doing.' And they said to him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

But he answered one of them, 'My friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me on a dollar?

When he had entered the Temple, and was teaching, the high priests and the elders of the people came up to him, and said, "What authority have you for doing as you do, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer it, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.