The Authority of Jesus Challenged

Luke 20

¹ _h One day, _i as Jesus ₁ was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, _j the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up ² and said to him, "Tell us _k by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority." ³ He answered them, "I also will ask you a question. Now tell me, ⁴ was the baptism of John _l from heaven or from man?" ⁵ And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, _m 'Why did you not believe him?' ⁶ But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was _n a prophet." ⁷ So they answered that they did not know where it came from. ⁸ And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

1. Cross References
   Luke 20:1 - 8
   One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up
   Matthew 21:23 - 27
   And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?
   Mark 11:27 - 33
   And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him.
   
2. Cross References
   Luke 19:47
   And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him.
   
3. Cross References
   Acts 4:1
   And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them.
   Acts 6:12
   And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 20:1 - 8
   One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up
   Matthew 21:23 - 27
   And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?
   Mark 11:27 - 33
   And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him.
   
5. Cross References
   Exodus 2:14
   He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known.
   John 1:25
   They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
   Acts 4:7
   And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?
   
6. Cross References
   Luke 15:18
   I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
   Luke 15:21
   And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
   John 3:27
   John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
   
7. Cross References
   Luke 7:30
   But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
   Matthew 21:32
   For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
   
8. Cross References
   John 5:35
   He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
   Matthew 11:9
   What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.