CHAPTER 20 *. The Authority of Jesus Questioned. a 1 One day as he was teaching the people in the temple area and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, approached him 2 and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is the one who gave you this authority?” b 3 He said to them in reply, “I shall ask you a question.
20 Is mulberry wood the offering? A skilled artisan picks out. a wood that will not rot, Seeks to set up for himself. an idol that will not totter. g. 21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Was it not told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the founding of the earth? 22 The one who is enthroned above the vault of the earth,