The Gospel According to Mark 11:27-33

The Authority of Jesus Questioned

27 Again they came to Jerusalem, and as Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came up to him 28 and said to him, "By what authority are yoʋ doing these things? *11:28 And ¦ Or ANT CTAnd who gave yoʋ this authority to do them?" 29 Jesus *11:29 answered ¦ said to CTanswered them, "I will *11:29 also ¦ --- CTalso ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things: 30 Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven or from men? *11:30 Answer me. ¦ --- PCKAnswer me." 31 So they *11:31 considered 𝔐18 ¦ discussed 𝔐7 CTconsidered it among themselves, saying, "*11:31 If ¦ What should we say? If SBLIf we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But *11:32 shall we say, ‘From men’?"— ¦ if we say, ‘from men’ "— TRshall we say, ‘From men’?"—they were afraid of the *11:32 people 95.1% ¦ crowd NA SBL TH WH 4.6%people, for everyone thought that John was *11:32 truly 91.3% • CT 1% ¦ --- ANT 3.2%truly a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." *11:33 In response ¦ --- CTIn response Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."