"And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:" — Luke 20:3

Luke 20:3 · KJV

“And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:”

— Luke 20:3

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Verse 4

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

Luke 20 — Context

And it came to pass, {that} on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon {him} with the elders,

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

Cross References

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech {be} alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Luke 22:68

And if I also ask {you}, ye will not answer me, nor let {me} go.

Matthew 15:2-3

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.