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?”  ‡

24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:

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

27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.