24Because of this I say to you, all whatever -- praying -- ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.
25`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;
26and, if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your trespasses.`
27And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as he is walking, there come unto him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
28and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?`
29And Jesus answering said to them, `I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;
30the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.`
