and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

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

And the Pharisees said to him, "Look! Why are they doing what it is against the law to do on the Sabbath?"

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