Matthew 21:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Matthew 21:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 21:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 21:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?””
Matthew 21:23 — World English Bible
Matthew 21:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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?”
Matthew 21:23 — American Standard Version
Matthew 21:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, `By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'”
Matthew 21:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 21:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him [as he was] teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?”
Matthew 21:23 — Darby Translation
Matthew 21:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And whe he was come into the Temple, the chiefe Priestes, and the Elders of the people came vnto him, as he was teaching, and saide, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie?”
Matthew 21:23 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 21:23 in Context — Matthew 21
21 Y respondiendo Jesús les dijo: De cierto os digo, que si tuviereis fe, y no dudareis, no sólo haréis esto de la higuera: mas si á este monte dijereis: Quítate y échate en la mar, será hecho.
22 Y todo lo que pidiereis en oración, creyendo, [lo] recibiréis.
23 Y como vino al templo, llegáronse á él cuando estaba enseñando, los príncipes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo, diciendo: ¿Con qué autoridad haces esto? ¿y quién te dió esta autoridad?
24 Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Yo también os preguntaré una palabra, la cual si me dijereis, también yo os diré con qué autoridad hago esto.
25 El bautismo de Juan, ¿de dónde era? ¿del cielo, ó de los hombres? Ellos entonces pensaron entre sí, diciendo: Si dijéremos, del cielo, nos dirá: ¿Por qué pues no le creísteis?
What Does Matthew 21:23 Mean?
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