“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!”
“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.
But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.”
“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.