Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus.
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them,
King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Holman Bible
And Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."
A Conservative Version
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Amplified
Then Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
So, Jesus said to them, " [Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to them: Nor do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
Common New Testament
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Darby Translation
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."
John Wesley New Testament
And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these.
King James 2000
And Jesus said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."
Montgomery New Testament
"Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "by whose authority I do these things."
NET Bible
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Jesus, said unto them - Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Then I," said Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."
Webster
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Weymouth New Testament
"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do."
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Worrell New Testament
and Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus said unto them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
Topics
Interlinear
Exousia
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
7 they answer'd then, they did not know which it was. 8 Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus. 9 Then he propos'd this parable to the people, a man planted a vineyard, let it out to husbandmen, and then went a travelling for some time.
Cross References
Matthew 15:14
let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. now if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 16:4
a wicked degenerate race demand a miracle; but no miracle shall they have beside that of the prophet Jonas. and so leaving them, he went away.
Matthew 21:27
so they made answer, we cannot tell. and Jesus said, neither shall I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
Mark 11:33
they therefore gave Jesus this answer, we cannot tell. neither do I, said Jesus, acquaint you by what authority I act thus.
Luke 22:68
and if I should argue it with you, you will neither answer me, nor let me go.