Then Jesus said to them, “What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good, or should we do evil? Should we save life, or should we destroy it?”
Jesus went into the temple courtyard and started teaching there. The chief priests and elders of the people came up to him and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
Where did John’s baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or was he acting on human authority?” They talked this over among themselves and realized, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he’ll ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’