Parallel Verses
World English Bible
They answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
New American Standard Bible
Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them,
King James Version
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Holman Bible
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."
A Conservative Version
And having answered, they say to Jesus, We do not know. And having answering, Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
American Standard Version
And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Amplified
So they replied to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
So, they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know [where John got his authority to immerse]." Jesus replied to them, " [Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]."
Anderson New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus: We do not know. And Jesus answering, said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Bible in Basic English
And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
Common New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Daniel Mace New Testament
they therefore gave Jesus this answer, we cannot tell. neither do I, said Jesus, acquaint you by what authority I act thus.
Darby Translation
And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus answering says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Godbey New Testament
And responding they say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Goodspeed New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."
John Wesley New Testament
And they answering say to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Julia Smith Translation
And having answered they say to Jesus, We know not. And Jesus having answered, says to them, Neither say I to you by what power I do these things.
King James 2000
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they replied to Jesus saying, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."
Modern King James verseion
And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And answering Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they answered, and said unto Jesus, "We cannot tell." And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things."
Moffatt New Testament
So they replied to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."
Montgomery New Testament
So their answer to Jesus was, "We do not know." "Neither will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
NET Bible
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
New Heart English Bible
They answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Noyes New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Sawyer New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Emphasized Bible
And, making answer unto Jesus, they say - We know not; and Jesus saith unto them - Neither do, I, tell you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they answering said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus in reply said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So their answer to Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," replied Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."
Webster
And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Weymouth New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Williams New Testament
So they said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus also said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do."
Worrell New Testament
And, answering, they say to Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus saith to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Worsley New Testament
and they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus replied and said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Youngs Literal Translation
and answering they say to Jesus, 'We have not known;' and Jesus answering saith to them, 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.'
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Eido
Eido
λέγω
Lego
say, speak, call, tell,
Usage: 1045
Exousia
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 11:33
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
32 If we should say, 'From men'" -- they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet. 33 They answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Cross References
Job 5:13
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
Proverbs 26:4-5
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people don't consider."
Isaiah 6:9-10
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
Isaiah 29:9-14
Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Isaiah 42:19-20
Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh's servant?
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Jeremiah 8:7-9
Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don't know Yahweh's law.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.
Malachi 2:7-8
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
Matthew 16:4
An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah." He left them, and departed.
Matthew 21:27
They answered Jesus, and said, "We don't know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 23:16-26
"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'
Luke 10:21-22
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."
Luke 20:7-8
They answered that they didn't know where it was from.
Luke 22:66-69
As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,
John 3:10
Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and don't understand these things?
John 9:27
He answered them, "I told you already, and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't also want to become his disciples, do you?"
Romans 1:18-22
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 1:28
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
2 Corinthians 3:15
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.