22 And Jesus answered and said unto them. I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I, likewise, will tell you by what authority I do these things.
23 The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men?
24 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people, For all people held John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell.
25 And he said, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
26 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, saying, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.
27 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.
28 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I will serve; and went not.
29 Whether of these twain did the will of their father?
30 They say unto him, The first.
31 Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and bore record of me, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, afterward, when ye had seen me, repented not, that ye might believe him.
