Conflicts with the Jewish leaders
Answer Text: After the cleansing of the temple, Jesus spent most of the time teaching in the temple.There were two groups of people; the ones who were keenly listening to his teachings and those who wanted ways of trapping him. (The chief priests the scribes and Pharisees)This was because Jesus had referred to them as hypocrite’s.He also did not confirm salvation to the Jews only.They also rejected his Messiahship due to his ordinary family background.But Jesus knew that his rejection was part of his mission.The chief priests and scribes wanted to know through whose authority was Jesus teaching.While he was preaching,the chief priests and the scribes came to him. They wanted to know through whose authority he taught.He answered them by asking them a question “Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men” The question put the leaders in a dilemma.This was because, if they said it was from heaven, this would imply that Jesus’ authority was from God.If they said from men, then the people would stone them for they believed that John was God’s prophet.So they answered they did not know. And he responded by telling them “Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things”
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