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https://rest.api.bible/v1/bibles/{bibleId}/sections/{sectionId}To fetch information and content for a single section, you must send a GET request to the above API endpoint using the Bible ID and Sections ID you would like to fetch. For more information, check out our Sections Guide.
Tip: This endpoint will also return verse content within the content field. Verse content can be configured based on the given input parameters, see our Verse Content Guide for more.
Jesus’ Authority Challenged
(Mark 11:27–33; Luke 20:1–8)
23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24“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. 25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?”
They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.” 27So they answered, “We do not know.”
And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.