Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
New American Standard Bible
and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
King James Version
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Holman Bible
and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”
International Standard Version
and asked him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
A Conservative Version
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
American Standard Version
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Amplified
and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
An Understandable Version
They said to Him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]? Or, who is the one who gave you this authority?"
Anderson New Testament
and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?
Bible in Basic English
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
Common New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and thus accosted him, tell us by what authority do you act thus? and whence do you derive that authority?
Darby Translation
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
Godbey New Testament
and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?
Goodspeed New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us what authority you have for doing as you do, or who gave you any such authority?"
John Wesley New Testament
And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?
Julia Smith Translation
And they spake to him, saying, Say to us, by what authority doest thou these? or who is he having given thee this authority?
King James 2000
And spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?
Lexham Expanded Bible
and said, saying to him, "Tell us, by what authority you are doing these [things], or who is the one who gave you this authority?
Modern King James verseion
And they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And spake unto him, saying, "Tell us by what authority thou doest these things? Either, who is he that gave thee this authority?"
Moffatt New Testament
"Tell us," they said, "what authority you have for acting in this way? Who was it that gave you this authority?"
Montgomery New Testament
They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"
NET Bible
and said to him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who gave you this authority?"
New Heart English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
Noyes New Testament
and spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Sawyer New Testament
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things? and who gave you this authority?
The Emphasized Bible
and spake, saying, unto him - Tell us, by what authority, these things, thou art doing, and, who, is it, that gave thee this authority.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And addressing him, said: "Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who is it that has given you this authority?"
Webster
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Williams New Testament
and said to Him, "Tell us what sort of authority you have for doing as you do, or who is it that gave you such authority?"
World English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
Worrell New Testament
and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"
Worsley New Testament
Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
Youngs Literal Translation
and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
1 On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes, 2 together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?" 3 "I also will put a question to you, "He said;
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Cross References
John 2:18
So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"
Acts 7:27
"But the man who was doing the wrong resented his interference, and asked, "'Who appointed you magistrate and judge over us?
Matthew 21:23-27
He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?"
Mark 11:28-33
and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"
Luke 19:35-40
Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.
Luke 19:45-46
Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.
John 5:22-27
The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,
Acts 4:7-10
So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
Acts 7:35-39
"The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:51
"O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.