Leaders Question Jesus but Refuse to Answer Him
Welcome to Day 291 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we see what happened when people met Jesus. The main truth for today is this: When leaders question Jesus' authority, he exposes their refusal to answer honestly and tells a story about rejecting God's Son. Let’s begin.
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Mark 11:27–12:12
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See what happened when people met Jesus.
Suka sāke dawowa cikin Urushalima. Da Yesu yana tafiya a filin haikali, sai manyan firistoci, malaman dokoki da kuma dattawa suka zo wurinsa. Suka tambaye, shi suka ce, “Da wane iko kake yin waɗannan abubuwa? Wa kuma ya ba ka ikon yin wannan?” Yesu ya ce, “Zan yi muku tambaya guda. Ku ba ni amsa, ni kuma zan gaya muku, ko da wane iko nake yin waɗannan abubuwa. Baftismar Yohanna, daga sama ce, ko daga mutane? Ku faɗa mini!” Sai suka tattauna a junansu, suka ce, “In muka ce, ‘Daga sama ne,’ zai ce, ‘To, don me ba ku gaskata shi ba?’ In kuma muka ce, ‘Daga wurin mutane ne’; suna jin tsoron mutane, don kowa ya ɗauka cewa, Yohanna, annabi ne na gaskiya.” Saboda haka, suka amsa wa Yesu suka ce, “Ba mu sani ba.” Yesu ya ce, “To, ni ma ba zan gaya muku ko da wane iko nake yin waɗannan abubuwa ba.” Sa’an nan ya fara yi musu magana da misalai ya ce, “Wani mutum ya shuka gonar inabi. Ya kewaye ta da katanga, ya haƙa rami domin matsin inabin, ya kuma gina ɗakin gadi. Sai ya ba wa waɗansu manoma hayar gonar inabin, sa’an nan ya yi tafiya. Da lokacin girbi ya yi, sai ya aiki wani bawa wajen ’yan hayan, don yă karɓo masa ’ya’yan inabin daga wurinsu. Amma suka kama shi, suka yi masa dūka, suka kore shi hannun wofi. Sai ya sāke aikan wani bawa wurinsu, amma suka bugi wannan mutum a kai, suka wulaƙanta shi. Har yanzu ya sāke aikan wani. Wannan kuwa suka kashe. Ya aika waɗansu da yawa; suka bubbuge waɗansu, sauran kuwa suka kashe. “Sauran mutum ɗaya da ya rage ya aika, ɗa, da yake ƙauna. Daga ƙarshe sai ya aike shi, yana cewa, ‘Za su girmama ɗana.’ “Amma ’yan hayan suka ce wa juna, ‘Aha! Wannan shi ne magājin. Ku zo mu kashe shi, gādon kuma yă zama namu.’ Sai suka kama shi suka kashe, suka jefa shi bayan gonar inabin. “To, me, mai gonar inabin zai yi ke nan? Zai zo yă karkashe dukan ’yan hayan nan, ya kuma ba wa waɗansu gonar inabin. Ba ku taɓa karanta wannan Nassi ba, “ ‘Dutsen da magina suka ƙi, shi ne kuwa ya zama dutsen kusurwan gini. Ubangiji ya yi wannan, ya kuma yi kyau a idanunmu’?” Sai manyan Firistoci da malaman dokoki da shugabanni suka nemi hanyar da za su kama shi, domin sun gane ya yi misalin a kansu ne. Amma suka ji tsoron taron, saboda haka suka bar shi suka yi tafiyarsu.
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Yesterday we were called to recognize the King; today Jerusalem’s leaders confront Him with a question about His authority.
Jesus returns to the temple, where chief priests, scribes, and elders ask, “By what authority are you doing these things?” The question follows His public actions in Jerusalem and places His authority at the center of the conflict.
A Question About John.
Jesus answers with a question about John’s baptism: was it from heaven or from man? The leaders deliberate, but their reasoning is governed by consequences rather than truth.
We Do Not Know.
They refuse to answer because either response will expose them. Jesus therefore refuses to submit His authority to judges who will not answer honestly about the evidence already before them.
The Vineyard and the Son.
Jesus tells a parable about tenants who reject servants sent by the vineyard owner and finally kill his beloved son. The story turns the authority dispute into an indictment of rejection.
The Rejected Stone.
Jesus cites the stone rejected by builders becoming the cornerstone. The leaders recognize that the parable is about them. Their response is not repentance but a desire to arrest Him.
Tomorrow, listen carefully to how Jesus answers a question designed to place Him on trial.
Consider this.
What does this encounter reveal about Jesus?
Notice the encounter
Read Mark 11:27–12:12 and notice what Jesus exposes beneath the leaders’ question about authority.