Luke 20:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?””
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““Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?”
King James Version · Public Domain“and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 20:2 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
- Matthew 21:23When 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?”
- Mark 11:28“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
- Luke 19:35Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
- Luke 19:45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
- John 2:18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
- John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- Acts 4:7They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
- Acts 7:27But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
- Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).