Mark 11:33
They answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know."Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
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In Context
32If we should say, 'From man'"-they feared the crowd, for all held John to really be a prophet.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly,lest you also be like him.
Isaiah 6:9He said, "Go, and tell this people,'You hear indeed,but do not understand;and you see indeed,but do not perceive.'
Isaiah 42:19Who is blind, but my servant?Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send?Who is as blind as he who is at peace,and as blind as the Lord's servant?
Jeremiah 8:7Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people do not know the Lord's law.
Malachi 2:7For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 16:4An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah."He left them, and departed.
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 →