Matthew 21:27

And they answered, and said to him: We do not know. Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

In Context

26And if we should say, From men; we are afraid of the multitude, for they all hold John as a prophet.

28But how appeareth it to you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first and said to him, My son, go, labor to-day in the vineyard.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch.

Matthew 23:16Woe to you, ye blind guides: for ye say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold that is in the temple, he is holden.

John 9:30The man replied and said to them: In this therefore is something to be admired, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened my eyes.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:24-28

Christ Questioned as to His Authority. 23 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? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we… Read the whole commentary →

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