Luke 20:2
and said to him: Tell us, by what authority thou doest these things? And who is it, that gave thee this authority?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
3Jesus answered, and said to them: I also will ask you a word, and tell ye me.
Cross References
Matthew 21:23And when Jesus came to the temple, the chief priests and the Elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
Luke 19:35And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus upon him.
John 2:18But the Jews replied, and said to him: What sign showest thou to us, since thou doest these things?
Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?
Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who constituted thee a ruler and judge over us? this same did God, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, send to them to be their captain and deliverer.
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 →