The Jewish religious leaders continue to try and discredit Jesus by asking Him by whose authority He was doing these things. And Jesus poses a question for them in regards to John the Baptist, "Was his ministry from God or men?" They refused to answer because if they said from God then why did they not believe that Jesus is God, since John taught that. If it was from men then the people would be upset with these religious leaders because they believed John was a prophet.

It is out of that we see Jesus begin a series of parables coming against the Jewish religious leaders. They refused the truth, they did not want to accept the truth and in the end they were going to lose. It all boils down to this for these religious leaders and for every person today as Jesus said, "And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder." Matthew 21:44. If you refuse to humble yourself before Him, broken over your sin, then you will be ground to a powder, you will face His judgment. May you fall down before Him and receive Him as Lord and Savior of your life!