When he had come into the temple, the chief Kohanim and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, *By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?*
The immersion of Yochanan, where was it from? From heaven or from men?* They reasoned with themselves, saying, *If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'