Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
By what power
General references
Bible References
When
Acts 5:27
When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,
1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
John 8:3
The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,
By what power
Exodus 2:14
But he said, “Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.”
Matthew 21:23 When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
Mark 11:28
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”
John 2:18 The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?”
By what name
Acts 4:10
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
Acts 5:28
saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
General references
Luke 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;