“Fearing a stoning, but fearing more an admission of the truth, they answered the truth with a lie, reminiscent of the Scripture: "injustice has lied within herself." For they said, "We know not." And because they had shut themselves up against him, by asserting that they did not know what they knew, the Lord did not o…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — TRACTATE ON JOHN 2.9
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28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
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26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
27And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
— Mark 11:28 —
29And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.