Matthew 21:25
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Christ asked what opinion they held about the Baptist, because the Jews were accustomed to call the holy ones liars and to say they invent prophecy from their own judgment, not sent from God. The Pharisees fear to say the truth, lest they hear: “Why did you not believe?” (Matthew 21:25)
Greek
Ἤρετο ὁ Χριστός, ὁποίαν περὶ τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ τὴν δόξαν ἐσχήκασιν, ἐπειδὴ ἔθος ἦν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ψευδηγόρους ἀποκαλεῖν τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ λέγειν, ὅτι ἀπὸ γνώμης ἰδίας τὴν προφητείαν ὑποπλάττονται οὐκ ἀπε σταλμένοι παρὰ θεοῦ. οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι δεδίασι μὲν εἰπεῖν τὸ ἀληθές, ἵνα μὴ ἀκούσωσιν· διὰ τί μὴ ἐπιστεύσατε;