This is VLX number 131. We are in Matthew chapter 21, verses 23 to 32. By what authority?

VLX stands for Videolexia de Vena, the patristic Bible study, and Ignatian prayer series online.

God grant you his peace and nominipatrice, Sifidi, it's viti, Santi, amen.

God or Lord, we ask the grace that all of our intentions, actions, and operations be directed purely

to the service and praise of your divine majesty. And nomi pati, Sifiri, Spiriti, amen.

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him

as he was teaching and said,

By what authority are you doing these things and who gave you this authority?

Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer,

then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man? And they discussed it

among themselves, saying, if we say from heaven, he will say to us, why then did you not believe

him? But if we say from man, we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.

So they answered Jesus, we do not know.

And he said to them, neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

What do you think? A man had two sons,

and he went to the first and said,

Son, go and work in the vineyard today.

And he answered, I will not,

but afterward he changed his mind and went.

And he went to the other son and said the same.

And he answered, I go, sir, but did not go. Which of the two

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