so they asked Gift of Goodwill (John), “Why do you perform the purification ceremony if you are not the Chosen One, or Great Spirit Is Creator (Elijah), or the Prophet who is to come?”
“We clearly instructed you not to speak representing this man’s name or his teaching. Now Village of Peace (Jerusalem) has been filled with your teaching. Do you mean to bring this man’s blood upon our heads by blaming us for his death?”
When he arrived at the lodge, the head holy men were waiting for him. They and the ruling elders of the people came to him. “By what right do you do these things?” they challenged. “Who gave you this right?”