'By What Authority' in the Bible

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?"

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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.

And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"

Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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."

and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."