Matthew 21:24
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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?
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 shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
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 said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Les i sammenhengColossians 4:6
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 26:4–5
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
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