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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?" 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." read more.
And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
public Opinion » Feared by » Chief priests, who feared to answer the questions of jesus
But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
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But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”
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The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
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Prudence » Exemplified by Christ
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?" 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." read more.
And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
He will be high and lifted up and
Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said. And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. "Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?" read more.
But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? "Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."
But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? "Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."