² For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and ^[a](A)by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

²⁵ And whenever you ^(A)stand praying, ^(B)forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you for your ^[a]offenses. ²⁶ [^[b](C)But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your ^[c]offenses.”]

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

²⁷ And they *came again to Jerusalem. ^(D)And as He was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders *came to Him, ²⁸ and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?” ²⁹ But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰ Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.” ³¹ And they began considering the implications among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ ³² But should we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the ^[d]people, for they all considered John to have been a real prophet. ³³ Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.”

^32 (A)Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, ^(B)just as God in Christ also has forgiven ^[a]you.

^13 (A)bearing with one another, and ^(B)forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; ^(C)just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also.