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 Porém Jesus lhes respondeu: Em verdade vos digo: se tiverdes fé, e não duvidardes, vós não somente fareis isto à figueira, mas até se disserdes a este monte: “Levanta-te, e lança-te no mar”, isso se fará.
22 E tudo o que pedirdes em oração, crendo, recebereis.
23 Depois de entrar no templo, quando ele estava ensinando, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos do povo se aproximaram dele, perguntando: Com que autoridade fazes isto? E quem te deu esta autoridade?
24 Jesus lhes respondeu: Eu também vos farei uma pergunta. Se vós a responderdes a mim, também eu vos responderei com que autoridade faço isto.
25 De onde era o batismo de João? Do céu, ou dos seres humanos?E eles pensaram entre si mesmos, dizendo: Se dissermos: “Do céu”, ele nos dirá: “Por que, então, não crestes nele?
What Does Matthew 21:23 Mean?
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