'By What Authority' in the Bible

And [after] he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him [while he] was teaching, saying, "By what authority are you doing these [things]? And who gave you this authority?"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "I also will ask you one question. If you tell [the answer] to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

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].

and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

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]."

and said, saying to him, "Tell us, by what authority you are doing these [things], or who is the one who gave you this authority?

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."