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Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Jesus's Strategic Question
Commentators explain that Jesus's counter-question was not an evasion but a brilliant strategic move. By asking about John the Baptist's authority, He linked His own mission to John's. Since John testified about Jesus, accepting John's divine authority would force the leaders to accept Jesus's as well, placing them in a logical and political trap.
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19th Century
Anglican
And they come again to Jerusalem.—See Notes on Matthew 21:23-27. Peculiar to St. Mark is the fact that our Lord was “walk…
As Jesus often did, he answered a question by asking another one: whether John’s mission (expressed by the word “baptism”) was from God (“heaven”) …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus answered and said unto them Being not in the least intimidated by such a body of men:
I…
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Presbyterian
Our Savior shows how closely related His doctrine and baptism were to those of John; they had the same design and tendency, to bring in the gospel …
