Matthew 21:23

And 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?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

In Context

22And whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, and shall believe, ye shall receive.

24Jesus replied and said to them: I also will ask you one question, and if ye will tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:4and he said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and what is right I will give you;

Mark 11:27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and Scribes and Elders came to him,

Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:19-23

The Barren Fig-Tree Cursed. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do… Read the whole commentary →

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