21:23–27 The chief priests and the elders came to Jesus as he was teaching in the temple (probably in one of the porticoes that lined the Court of the Gentiles) and asked by what sort (Gk. poios) of authority he was doing these things (e.g., riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, cleansing the temple, etc.), and Who gave you this authority? The chief priests and elders represented the Sanhedrin, whose authority would not be questioned in Israel. Jesus countered by asking them a question about th…