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Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From man,'we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet." read more.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he 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 man'?"--they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
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And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
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But if we say, 'From man,'we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."
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And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
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Prudence » Exemplified by Christ
Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From man,'we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet." read more.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
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Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" read more.
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."