Luke 20:3-5

EasyEnglish Bible

³ Jesus replied, ‘I also will ask you a question. Tell me the answer. ⁴ John baptized people. Did God give him the authority to do this? Or did men tell him to do it?’

⁵ The Jewish leaders talked to each other about Jesus' question. ‘We could say that God gave John his authority. But if we say that, Jesus will say to us, “Then you should have believed John.”