23When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
24Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we will say, `From heaven,` he will tell us, `Why then did you not believe him?`
26But if we will say, `From men,` we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet."
27They answered Jesus, and said, "We don`t know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, `Son, go work today in my vineyard.`
29He answered, `I will not,` but afterward he repented himself, and went.
