Jesus' Authority Questioned

       Now it happened on one of those days, He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests, and scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him and spoke to Him, saying, "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things?  Or who is he who gave You this authority?"  "But He answered and said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, and answer Me:  "The batism of John -- was it from Heaven or from men?"   And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From Heaven,' He will say,.................................