“Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Mark 11:29 (WEB)
Context Reading
27They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him, 28and they began saying to him, “By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” 29Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30The baptism of John — was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.” 31They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’