I don't know about you but I found this passage somewhat hard to understand.
I didn't understand fully of what these verses meant. In several occassions Jesus was questioned by the high priests and the elders. This time they were questioning what authroity Jesus is doing what he is doing. Jesus instead of responding directly to their questions. Jesus questioned them back to strike the very intention of their question. Regardless of what Jesus' response is, they were going to believe what he would say. They were only interested in digging out a falsehood of Jesus so that they could use it for their own benefit. Jesus’ question revealed the motivation of the religious leaders and exposed them for what they really were – hypocrites. They indicted themselves when they cited only two options and chose neither of them (“We do not know”). The point of Matt 21:23-27 is that no matter what Jesus said in response to their question, they were not going to believe it and would in the end use it against him.
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thanks for your reflection, kwijung. i think you explained the passage very well. these verses show the brilliance of Jesus when confronted by those who seek to accuse Him. how innocent His question seemed on the surface but how it exposed their hypocrisy! i think God's Word does this all the time to pharisees from every age. Jesus does so by asking them and us the age-old question: if we know the truth of God, why don't we obey it?
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