"When he entered the temple, the chief priests and elders of the temple came to him as he was teaching, and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?'" (v. 23)
"The Lord said in his heart, 'I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I destroy every living creature as I have done.'" (v. 21)