Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you 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."
Montgomery New Testament
"Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "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 replied that they did not know where it came from. 8 Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things." 9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
Cross References
Job 5:12-13
He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!
Proverbs 26:4-5
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.
Matthew 21:27
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Mark 11:33
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Luke 22:68
and if I ask you, you will not answer.