Man Talk

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Today's shout-out goes to Daniel Offutt from Kingman, AZ. Thank you for standing with us throughout Project 23. You’re helping people encounter truth—and wrestle with it honestly. This one’s for you. Our text today is Mark 11:27-30: And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.” — Mark 11:27-30 The religious leaders confront Jesus again—this time with a loaded question. Here it is: “By what authority are you doing these things?” They aren’t curious. They’re calculating. This isn’t about truth—it’s about control. Jesus had turned their tables. He