Parallel Verses
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?
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?"
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?
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?"
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 And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good-news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near. 2 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? 3 And having answered, he said to them, I also will ask you one word, and ye tell me.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 2:14
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Do thou think to kill me, as thou killed the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
John 2:18
The Jews therefore answered, and said to him, What sign do thou show us since thou do these things?
Acts 7:27
But the man doing wrong to his neighbor thrust him away, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Matthew 21:23-27
And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he taught, saying, By what authority do thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
Mark 11:28-33
And they say to him, By what authority are thou doing these things? Or who gave thee this authority so that thou may do these things?
Luke 19:35-40
And they brought it to Jesus. And having cast their garments upon the colt, they mounted Jesus.
Luke 19:45-46
And having entered into the temple, he began to cast out those selling and buying in it,
John 5:22-27
For neither does the Father judge any man, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
Acts 4:7-10
And after placing them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
Acts 7:35-39
This Moses whom they refused, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge? This man God sent, a ruler and a liberator by the hand of the heavenly agent who appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:51
Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers, ye also.