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Matthew 21:23

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¶ 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?

And {G2532} when he {G846} was come {G2064} into {G1519} the temple {G2411}, the chief priests {G749} and {G2532} the elders {G4245} of the people {G2992} came {G4334} unto him {G846} as he was teaching {G1321}, and said {G3004}, By {G1722} what {G4169} authority {G1849} doest thou {G4160} these things {G5023}? and {G2532} who {G5101} gave {G1325} thee {G4671} this {G5026} authority {G1849}?

He went into the Temple area; and as he was teaching, the head cohanim and the elders of the people approached him and demanded, "What s'mikhah do you have that authorizes you to do these things? And who gave you this s'mikhah?"

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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?

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Cross-References

  • Acts 4:7 (6 votes)

    And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

  • 1 Chronicles 24:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ Now [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:19 (4 votes)

    These [were] the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

  • Mark 11:27 (4 votes)

    ¶ 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,

  • Mark 11:33 (4 votes)

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

  • Luke 19:47 (3 votes)

    And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

  • Luke 20:8 (3 votes)

    And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.