Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "by whose authority I do these things."
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."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus.
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."
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 So they answered that they did not know whence it was. 8 "Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "by whose authority I do these things." 9 Then he began to tell the people this parable. "There was a man who planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went to another country for a long time.
Cross References
Matthew 15:14
"Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.
Matthew 21:27
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you in what authority I do these deeds.
Mark 11:33
So their answer to Jesus was, "We do not know." "Neither will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Luke 22:68
"And if I ask you, you will not answer.