Matthew 21:24
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“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, &c.
Open source ↗21:24 Jesus propounded a riddle, the solution to which answered the leaders’ question and forced them into a dilemma that revealed their hearts (21:25-26). Answering by counter-question was typical for such debates.
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Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.