Jesus knew that if they could not recognize God in Him or see in His works the evidence of His divine character, they would not believe His own testimony that He was the Christ. In His answer He evades the issue they hope to bring about and turns the condemnation upon themselves. 274 "I also will ask you one thing," He said, "which if ye tell Me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?"

"Jeg vil også stille jer et spørgsmål, og hvis I svarer mig på det, skal jeg sige jer med hvad ret jeg gør dette. Johannes dåb, hvor stammede den fra? Fra Himmelen eller fra mennesker?"