Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
Then the Jews accosted him with the words, "What sign of authority have you to show us, for acting in this way?"
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Holman Bible
So the Jews replied to Him, “What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?”
International Standard Version
Then the Jewish leaders asked him, "What sign can you show us as authority for doing these things?"
A Conservative Version
The Jews therefore answered, and said to him, What sign do thou show us since thou do these things?
American Standard Version
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Amplified
Then the Jews retorted, “What sign (attesting miracle) can You show us as [proof of] your authority for doing these things?”
An Understandable Version
So, the Jews asked Him, "What [miraculous] sign will you show us, since you are doing these things [i.e., disrupting their merchandising activities]?"
Anderson New Testament
Then answered the Jews and said to him: What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?
Bible in Basic English
Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
Common New Testament
Then the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show to us, since you do this?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
whereupon the Jews said, what miracle can you show to justify your behaviour?
Darby Translation
The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?
Godbey New Testament
Then the Jews responded and said to Him, What sign do you show us, because you do these things?
Goodspeed New Testament
Then the Jews addressed him and said, "What sign have you to show us, for acting in this way?"
John Wesley New Testament
Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign shewest thou us, seeing thou dost these things?
Julia Smith Translation
Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign shewest thou, that thou doest these things?
King James 2000
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign show you unto us, seeing that you do these things?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the Jews answered and said to him, "What sign do you show to us, because you are doing these [things]?"
Modern King James verseion
Then the Jews answered and said to Him, What sign do you show us, since you do these things?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, "What token showest thou unto us, seeing that thou dost these things?"
Montgomery New Testament
Then the Jews asked Jesus, "What sign are you going to show us, seeing that you do these things?"
NET Bible
So then the Jewish leaders responded, "What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?"
New Heart English Bible
The Jewish leaders therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"
Noyes New Testament
The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign dost thou show us, seeing thou doest these things?
Sawyer New Testament
Then the Jews answered and said to him, What sign do you show us, that you do these things?
The Emphasized Bible
The Jews therefore answered, and said unto him, What sign, dost thou point out to us, in that, these things, thou doest?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The Jews then addressed him, and said to him, What miracle shewest thou, seeing thou actest thus?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Upon this the Jews asked Jesus: "What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?"
Webster
Then answered the Jews, and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Weymouth New Testament
So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"
Williams New Testament
Then the Jews addressed Him and asked, "What sign can you show us that you have authority to act in this way?"
World English Bible
The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"
Worrell New Testament
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to Him, "What sign dost Thou show to us, seeing that Thou doest these things?
Worsley New Testament
The Jews therefore answered and said unto Him, What sign dost thou shew us, seeing thou dost these things?
Youngs Literal Translation
the Jews then answered and said to him, 'What sign dost thou shew to us -- that thou dost these things?'
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Throws Merchants And Moneychangers Out Of The Temple Courtyard
17 (His disciples recalled the scripture saying, I am consumed with zeal for thy house.) 18 Then the Jews accosted him with the words, "What sign of authority have you to show us, for acting in this way?" 19 Jesus replied, "Destroy this sanctuary and I will raise it up in three days."
Phrases
Cross References
John 6:30
"Well then," they said, "what is the Sign you perform, that we may see it and believe you? What work have you to show?
Matthew 12:38-42
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we would like to have some Sign from you."
Matthew 16:1-4
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.
Matthew 21:23
When he entered the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "What authority have you for acting in this way? Who gave you this authority?"
Mark 8:11
Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.
Mark 11:27-28
Once more they came to Jerusalem. And as he was walking within the temple the high priests and scribes and elders came
Luke 11:29
As the crowds were thronging to him, he proceeded to say, "This is an evil generation: it demands a Sign, but no Sign will be given to it except the Sign of Jonah;
Luke 20:1-2
One day, when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, up came the priests and scribes along with the elders.
John 1:25
so they asked him, saying, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
Acts 4:7
They made the men stand before them and inquired, "By what authority, in whose name, have you done this?"
Acts 5:28
"We strictly forbade you to teach about this Name, did we not? And here you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine! You want to make us responsible for this man's death!"