Luke 20:3-7

3“Let me ask you a question first,” he replied.

4“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”

5They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.

6But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.”

7So they finally replied that they didn’t know.