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Mark 11:28
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“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
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Mark 11:28 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
English Standard Version (ESV)
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and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
New Living Translation (NLT)
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They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?”
The Message Bible (MSG)
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and demanded, "Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to speak and act like this?"
American Standard Version (ASV)
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and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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They asked him, "What gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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"By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority to do these things?"
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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"By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "Who gave you authority to do this?"
Mark 11:28 Meaning and Commentary
Mark 11:28
And say unto him, by what authority dost thou do these
things?
&c.] Enter into the temple, as if he was Lord of it; and correct in such a magisterial way every thing he thought an abuse in it; do the miracles he did, as healing the lame, and blind; and take upon him to instruct the people, a work he was now engaged in:
and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
(See Gill on Matthew 21:23).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Mark 11:28 In-Context
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They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
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“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
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Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
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