Matthew 21:24
22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 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?”
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25 What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte dem: «Jeg vil også spørre dere om en ting. Om dere svarer meg, så skal jeg også svare dere med hvilken myndighet jeg gjør dette.
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: “Jeg vil også stille dere ett spørsmål. Hvis dere svarer meg, skal jeg fortelle dere med hvilken myndighet jeg gjør disse tingene.
- B1930
- Jesus svarte og sa til dem: Også jeg vil spørre eder om en ting; sier I mig det, da skal også jeg si eder med hvad myndighet jeg gjør dette.
- BSB
- “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
- ASV
- And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
- DARBY
- And Jesus answering said to them, *I* also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, *I* also will tell you by what authority I do these things:
- BLB
- And answering, Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you⁺ one word, which if you⁺ tell Me, I will also tell you⁺ by what authority I do these things.
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Kryssreferanser
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
Les i sammenhengColossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 26:4–5
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
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