11:27-33 What was the purpose behind Jesus' questioning of the Pharisees concerning John's authority to baptize?

Jesus answered the Pharisees' question here with a question, plainly implying that He got His authority to act as He did in cleansing out the temple of the animals and birds and moneychangers, etc, in Mk 11:15-18, from the same source as John got his authority to baptize (cp Lk 1:11-17).

Jesus was forcing the Pharisees to publicly evaluate both His and John's ministries.

If they acknowledged John's authority as being from God, then they would have to acknowledge that Jesus' authority was from God also, because John had publicly testified to the divine source of Jesus' mission (cp Jn 1:29-34).

The Pharisees knew full well the right answer, but they were willing to lie to extricate themselves from their own trap.

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Mt 21:33-41.

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Mt 21:42-44.

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Mt 22:21

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Mt 22:23-30.

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Jn 13:34-35.

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Mt 22:41-45.

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Mt 24:1-3; Mt 24:34 and Mt 25:1-13.

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Mt 26:6-13.

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Mt 26:29.

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