Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they answered [and] said to Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].
New American Standard Bible
And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them,
King James Version
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Holman Bible
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
And He said to them,
International Standard Version
So they told Jesus, "We don't know." He in turn told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
A Conservative Version
And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. He said to them, And neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
American Standard Version
And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Amplified
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And He said to them,
An Understandable Version
So, they answered Jesus, "We do not know [where John got the authority for his immersion]." Jesus then 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 know not. And he said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Bible in Basic English
And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he 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 he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Daniel Mace New Testament
so they made answer, we cannot tell. and Jesus said, neither shall I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
Darby Translation
And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Godbey New Testament
And responding they said to Jesus, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Goodspeed New Testament
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.
John Wesley New Testament
And they answering said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Julia Smith Translation
And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. And he said to them, Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these.
King James 2000
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Modern King James verseion
And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell. And He said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Moffatt New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.
Montgomery New Testament
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.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
They answered Jesus, and said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Noyes New Testament
And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Sawyer New Testament
And they answered Jesus, and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Emphasized Bible
And, making answer to Jesus, they said - We know not. He also, said unto them - Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
So they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. Then said he also to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So the answer they gave Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," he said, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.
Webster
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said 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," He replied, "by what authority I do these things."
Williams New Testament
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He also answered 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, and said, "We don't know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Worrell New Testament
And, answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Worsley New Testament
And therefore in answer to Jesus, they said, We do not know: and He said unto them, Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
Youngs Literal Translation
And answering Jesus they said, 'We have not known.' He said to them -- he also -- '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
References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
26 But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet." 27 And they answered [and] said to Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]. 28 "Now what do you think? A man had two sons. [He] approached the first [and] said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'
Cross References
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people insensitive, and make its ears unresponsive, and shut its eyes so that it may not look with its eyes and listen with its ears and comprehend [with] its mind and turn back, and it may be healed [for] him."
Isaiah 28:9
[To] whom will he teach knowledge, and [to] whom will he explain [the] message? Those who are weaned from milk, [those] taken from [the] breast?
Isaiah 29:10-12
For Yahweh has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and he has shut your eyes, the prophets, and he has covered your heads, the seers.
Isaiah 42:19-20
Who [is] blind but my servant or deaf like my messenger [whom] I sent? Who [is] blind like the one who is repaid or blind like the servant of Yahweh?
Isaiah 56:10-11
His watchmen [are] blind, none of them know. They [are] all dumb dogs; they are unable to bark, panting, lying down, loving to slumber.
Jeremiah 8:7-9
Even [the] stork in heaven knows its appointed time, and [the] turtledove, and [the] swallow, and [the] song bird, they observe the time of their coming. But my people do not know the ordinance of Yahweh.
Malachi 2:6-9
[The] instruction of truth was in his mouth, and wickedness was not found on his lips. In peace and in uprightness he walked with me, and he brought back many from sin.
Matthew 15:14
Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
Matthew 16:3
and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.
Matthew 23:16-28
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound [by his oath].'
Luke 20:7-8
And they replied [that they] did not know where [it was] from.
John 9:30
The man answered and said to them, "For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes!
John 9:40-41
[Some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these [things] and said to him, "We are not also blind, [are we]?"
Romans 1:18-22
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 1:28
And just as they did not see fit {to recognize God}, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things [that are] not proper,
2 Corinthians 4:3
But if indeed our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing,
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,