Luke 20:2
and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are yoʋ doing these things, or who is it that gave yoʋ this authority?”
Text-Critical English NT
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In Context
3He answered them, “I will also ask you one question. Tell me:
Cross References
Matthew 21:23When he entered the temple courts, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are yoʋ doing these things? And who gave yoʋ this authority?”
Luke 19:35Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments over it, and set Jesus on it.
John 2:18In response the Jews said to him, “What sign can yoʋ show us to prove yoʋr authority to do these things?”
Acts 4:7After making Peter and John stand before them, they began to question them: “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
Acts 7:35“This is the same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who appointed yoʋ to be a ruler and judge?’ He is the one God sent as a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Matthew Henry on Luke 20:2-9
Christ's Enemies Nonplussed. 1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, 2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If… Read the whole commentary →