Mark 11:27-33

27They came again to Jerusalem. 1And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

28and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

29And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

31They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

32But 2shall we say, ‘From men’?”--they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

33Answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Nor 3will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”