And having answered, he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

And he said to them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, so that ye may keep your tradition.

And they say to him, By what authority are thou doing these things? Or who gave thee this authority so that thou may do these things?

And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath day?

And if any man should say to you, Why are ye doing this? say ye, The Lord has need of it, and straightaway he sends it here.

And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, untying the colt?

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. And having heard of him--the many things he was doing--he even heard of him gladly.

And having cried aloud, the multitude began to ask as he was always doing for them.