Matthew 21:23

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Acts 4:7

And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

Exodus 2:14

He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."

Acts 7:27

But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

1 Chronicles 24:1-19

The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Matthew 26:55

At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

Mark 11:27-33

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,

Luke 19:47-8

And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,

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Summary

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

The chief priests

Bible References

The chief priests

1 Chronicles 24:1
The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

By what

Exodus 2:14
He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."
Acts 4:7
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
Acts 7:27
But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

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