22 And ^awhatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”  ‡

23 ^aNow when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and ^bsaid, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”  ‡

25 The ^abaptism of ^bJohn—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’  ‡

26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we ^afear the multitude, ^bfor all count John as a prophet.”  ‡