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Matthew 21:23

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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 shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

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BSB
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?”
KJV
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?
WEB
When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him [as he was] teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
BLB
And [on] His having come into the temple teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him, saying, “By what authority do You do these things?” And who gave You this authority?
ÅB
Og da han hadde kommet inn i templet og underviste der, gikk yppersteprestene og folkets eldste til ham og sa: «Hvilken myndighet har du til å gjøre dette, og hvem har gitt deg denne myndigheten?»
OTB
Da Jesus kom inn i tempelet, kom yppersteprestene og folkets eldste til ham mens han underviste og spurte: “Med hvilken myndighet gjør du disse tingene, og hvem har gitt deg denne myndigheten?”
B1930
Og da han var kommet inn i templet og lærte der, gikk yppersteprestene og folkets eldste til ham og sa: Med hvad myndighet gjør du dette, og hvem har gitt dig denne myndighet?

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Cross references

  • Acts 4:7

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

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  • Mark 11:27–33

    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,

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:1–19

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

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  • Matthew 26:55

    In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

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  • Luke 19:47–20:8

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

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  • Exodus 2:14

    And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

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  • Acts 7:27

    But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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