Mark 11:28

and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee the authority to do these things?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

In Context

27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and Scribes and Elders came to him,

29And Jesus said to them: I also will ask you one thing, that ye may tell me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Cross References

Acts 7:38He it was, who was in the congregation in the wilderness, with the angel that conversed with him and with our fathers at mount Sinai; and he it was, received the living words to give them to us.

Matthew Henry on Mark 11:28-33

The Pharisees Nonplussed. 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. 31 And they… Read the whole commentary →

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