28. and they said to Him, “By what authority are You doing these? And who gave You this authority to do these?”
29. And יהושע answering, said to them, “I shall ask you one question, and answer Me, and I shall say to you by what authority I do these:
30. “The immersion of Yoḥanan – was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”
31. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He shall say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’