Matthew 21:24
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Cross-reference
Matthew 10:16
Parallel
In Matthew 10:16, Jesus commands shrewdness — here he uses a clever counter-question to avoid the trap set by the chief priests.
Proverbs 26:5
Allusion
Proverbs 26:5 says to answer a fool to expose his folly — Jesus' question to the chief priests does exactly that.
Mark 11:29
Parallel
Mark 11:29 records the identical counter-question about John's baptism — a direct parallel account of this scene.
Proverbs 26:4
Allusion
Proverbs 26:4 advises not answering a fool — Jesus does not directly answer but asks a question instead, embodying that wisdom.
Luke 6:9
Parallel
In Luke 6:9, Jesus asks a counter-question to expose the Pharisees' hypocrisy — similar to his tactic here with the chief priests.