Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."
New American Standard Bible
Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them,
King James Version
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Holman Bible
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."
A Conservative Version
And having answered, they say to Jesus, We do not know. And having answering, Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
American Standard Version
And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Amplified
So they replied to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
So, they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know [where John got his authority to immerse]." Jesus replied to them, " [Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]."
Anderson New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus: We do not know. And Jesus answering, said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Bible in Basic English
And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
Common New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Daniel Mace New Testament
they therefore gave Jesus this answer, we cannot tell. neither do I, said Jesus, acquaint you by what authority I act thus.
Darby Translation
And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus answering says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Godbey New Testament
And responding they say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
John Wesley New Testament
And they answering say to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Julia Smith Translation
And having answered they say to Jesus, We know not. And Jesus having answered, says to them, Neither say I to you by what power I do these things.
King James 2000
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they replied to Jesus saying, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."
Modern King James verseion
And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And answering Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they answered, and said unto Jesus, "We cannot tell." And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things."
Moffatt New Testament
So they replied to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."
Montgomery New Testament
So their answer to Jesus was, "We do not know." "Neither will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
NET Bible
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."
New Heart English Bible
They answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Noyes New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Sawyer New Testament
And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Emphasized Bible
And, making answer unto Jesus, they say - We know not; and Jesus saith unto them - Neither do, I, tell you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they answering said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus in reply said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So their answer to Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," replied Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."
Webster
And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Weymouth New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Williams New Testament
So they said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus also said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do."
World English Bible
They answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Worrell New Testament
And, answering, they say to Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus saith to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Worsley New Testament
and they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus replied and said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Youngs Literal Translation
and answering they say to Jesus, 'We have not known;' and Jesus answering saith to them, 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.'
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Eido
Eido
λέγω
Lego
say, speak, call, tell,
Usage: 1045
Exousia
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 11:33
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
32 Yet can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because all the people thought John was really a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."
Cross References
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone. They are blind guides! But if one blind man leads another, they will both fall into the ditch!"
Matthew 16:4
"It is a wicked and faithless age that insists on a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah." And he left them and went away.
Matthew 21:27
And they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.
Matthew 23:16-26
Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the sanctuary, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, it is binding.'
Luke 10:21-22
At that moment he was inspired with joy, and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent, and revealing it to children! Yes, I thank you, Father, for choosing to have it so!
Luke 20:7-8
So they answered that they did not know where it came from.
Luke 22:66-69
As soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the high priests and scribes assembled, and brought him before their council, and said to him,
John 3:10
Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet ignorant of this?
John 9:27
He answered, "I have already told you and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become disciples of his too?"
Romans 1:18-22
For God's anger is breaking forth from heaven against all the impiety and wickedness of the men who in their wickedness are suppressing the truth.
Romans 1:28
And just as they refused to recognize God any longer, God has abandoned them to unworthy impulses and indecent conduct.
2 Corinthians 3:15
Why, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil hangs over their minds,
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
If the meaning of my preaching of the good news is veiled at all, it is so only in the case of those who are on the way to destruction.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and full of wicked deception for men who are going to destruction, because they refused to love the truth and be saved.