Matthew 21:25

New Living Translation

“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?” They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.

Cross References

Matthew 16:7

At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread.

Matthew 21:24

“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”

Luke 14:4

When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.

Luke 20:5

They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.

John 1:15

John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”

John 1:6

God sent a man, John the Baptist,

John 3:18

“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.

1 John 3:20

Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.