Gospel
text (Mark 11,27-33): They
were once again in Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief
priests, the teachers of the Law and the elders came to him and asked, «What
authority do you have to act like this? Who gave you authority to do the things
you do?». Jesus said to them, «I will ask you a question, only one, and if you
give me an answer, then I will tell you what authority I have to act like this.
Was John's preaching and baptism a work of God, or was it merely something
human? Answer me».
And they kept arguing among themselves, «If we answer that it was a work of God, He will say: ‘Why then did you not believe him?’». But neither could they answer before the people that the baptism of John was merely something human, for everyone regarded John as a prophet. So they answered Jesus, «We don't know», and Jesus said to them, «Neither will I tell you what authority I have to act as I do».
And they kept arguing among themselves, «If we answer that it was a work of God, He will say: ‘Why then did you not believe him?’». But neither could they answer before the people that the baptism of John was merely something human, for everyone regarded John as a prophet. So they answered Jesus, «We don't know», and Jesus said to them, «Neither will I tell you what authority I have to act as I do».
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