KJV King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 11:29
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, ‘I will question you—I also—one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;
Surrounding context — Mark 11
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or of men? answer me.
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heἐπερωτήσωG1905 · eperōtaōto questionὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἕναG1520 · ehisoneλόγον,G3056 · logoswordκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀποκρίθητέG611 · apokrinōto answerμοι,G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐρῶG4483 · rheō, ereōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongποίᾳG4169 · poioswhat?ἐξουσίᾳG1849 · exousiaauthorityταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itποιῶ.G4160 · poieōto do/make: do
Cross-references
Luke 20:3-8And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:Isaiah 52:13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.Matthew 21:24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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