019:048 But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
020:001 On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple
and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him,
and the Scribes,
020:002 together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us,
By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it
that gave you this authority?"
020:003 "I also will put a question to you, "He said;
020:004 "was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
020:005 So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say `Heavenly,'"
they argued, "he will say, `Why did you not believe him?'
020:006 And if we say, `human,' the people will all stone us;
for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."
020:007 And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.
020:008 "Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
020:009 Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people.
"There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it
out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.