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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

耶穌說：“我也不告訴你們，我憑著甚麼權柄作這些事。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 稣 说 ： 我 也 不 告 诉 你 们 ， 我 仗 着 甚 麽 权 柄 做 这 些 事 。

Contextual Overview

¹ One day Jesus was in the Temple, teaching the people and telling them the Good News. The leading priests, teachers of the law, and elders came up to talk with him, ² saying, "Tell us what authority you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?" ³ Jesus answered, "I will also ask you a question. Tell me: ⁴ When John baptized people, was that authority from God or just from other people?" ⁵ They argued about this, saying, "If we answer, ‘John's baptism was from God,' Jesus will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?' ⁶ But if we say, ‘It was from other people,' all the people will stone us to death, because they believe John was a prophet." ⁷ So they answered that they didn't know where it came from. ⁸ Jesus said to them, "Then I won't tell you what authority I have to do these things."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 22:68, Job 5:12, Job 5:13, Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 21:27, Mark 11:33

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 14:3 - should Matthew 7:29 - and not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus said unto them,.... Since they would not give him a direct answer to his question:

neither tell I you by what authority I do these things; nor was there any need of it; they might easily perceive by what he had said, from whence he professed to have received his authority, from God, and not men; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.