Luke 20:2
And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs by what authoritie thou doest these things, or who is hee that hath giuen thee this authoritie?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3And he answered, and sayde vnto them, I also will aske you one thing: tell me therefore:
Cross References
Matthew 21:23And whe he was come into the Temple, the chiefe Priestes, and the Elders of the people came vnto him, as he was teaching, and saide, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie?
Luke 19:35So they brought him to Iesus, and they cast their garments on the colte, and set Iesus thereon.
John 2:18Then answered the Iewes, and saide vnto him, What signe shewest thou vnto vs, that thou doest these things?
Acts 4:7And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?
Acts 7:35This Moses whome they forsooke, saying, Who made thee a prince and a iudge? the same God sent for a prince, and a deliuerer by the hand of the Angel, which 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 →