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Matthew 21:23

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THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHALLENGED

23When he entered the temple,k the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”l

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Cross references

  1. kMk 11:27–33; Lk 20:1–8
  2. lEx 2:14; Mt 26:55; Ac 4:7; 7:27

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”

NLTNew Living Translation

When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And after he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?