Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question, only one, and if you give me an answer, then I will tell
you what authority I have to act like this. Was John’s preaching and baptism a work of God, or was
it merely something human? Answer me.” And they kept arguing among themselves, “If we answer
that it was a work of God, he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’” But neither could they
answer before the people that the baptism of John was merely something human, for everyone
regarded John as a prophet. So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know,” and Jesus said to them,
“Neither will I tell you what authority I have to act as I do.”
Reference:
Those who are insecure of their own leadership
are always on the lookout for those who are confident
of their own power and authority. It irks their pride
in noting how this other assumes their role with
confident ease. That is why the chief priests and the
teachers of the Law and the Elders question Jesus
earnestly on His authority to do what He was doing.
They are not secure of their own. But why is Jesus so
confident of His own power and authority. It is because
it emanates from Himself. It is a power that is personal
and not derived.
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