Luke 20:8 meaning and explanation

And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

Luke 20:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is teaching in the temple courts when the chief priests, scribes and elders ask who gave Him authority. He answers with a counter-question about John's baptism, and they will not answer because either reply costs them.

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