GOSPEL “John's baptism, where did it come from? " Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 21, 23-27

GOSPEL 

“John's baptism, where did it come from? " 

Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 21, 23-27 

At that time

Jesus had entered the Temple,

and while he was teaching

the high priests and elders of the people

approached him and asked,

"By what authority do you do this,

and who do you ? gave this authority? "

Jesus answered them:

" In my turn, I am going to ask you a question, only one;

and if you answer me,

I too will tell you by what authority I do this:

The baptism of John, where did it come from?

from heaven or from men? "

They reasoned in themselves:

" If we say: 'From heaven',

he will say to us:

'Why then did you not believe his word?'

If we say: “Of men”,

we must fear the crowd,

because all consider John to be a prophet. "

So they answered Jesus:

" We do not know! "

He said to them in his turn:

" I am not telling you either

by what authority I am doing this. 

- Let us acclaim the Word of God