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Bishop's Bible

Mark 11:28

And say vnto him: By what auctoritie doest thou these thynges? & who gaue thee this auctoritie, to do these thynges?

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - John;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Perplexity;   Persecution (2);   Unbelief (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Persecution;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things?”
King James Version (1611)
And say vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authority to doe these things?
King James Version
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
English Standard Version
and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
New American Standard Bible
and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
New Century Version
They said to him, "What authority do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
Amplified Bible
and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
Legacy Standard Bible
and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
Berean Standard Bible
"By what authority are You doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave You the authority to do them?"
Contemporary English Version
They asked, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
Complete Jewish Bible
and they said to him, "What s'mikhah do you have that authorizes you to do these things? Who gave you this s'mikhah authorizing you to do them?"
Darby Translation
and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things?
Easy-to-Read Version
They said, "Tell us! What authority do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And said vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie, that thou shouldest doe these things?
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?
Good News Translation
and asked him, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?"
Lexham English Bible
and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority that you do these things?"
Literal Translation
And they said to Him, By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority that You do these things?
American Standard Version
and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?
Hebrew Names Version
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
International Standard Version
and asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority to do them?"
Etheridge Translation
and said to him, By what authority these things doest thou ? and who gave thee the authority to do them ?
Murdock Translation
and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee the authority to do these things?
English Revised Version
and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
World English Bible
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And who gave thee authority to do these things?
Weymouth's New Testament
and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seyn to hym, In what power doist thou these thingis? or who yaf to thee this power, that thou do these thingis?
Update Bible Version
and they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you this authority to do these things?
Webster's Bible Translation
And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
New English Translation
and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
New King James Version
And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?"
New Living Translation
They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?"
New Life Bible
They asked, "How do You have the right and the power to do these things? Who gave You the right and the power to do them?"
New Revised Standard
and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and were saying unto him - By what authority, these things, art thou doing? And who to thee hath given this authority that, these things, thou shouldst be doing?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things?
Revised Standard Version
and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and sayd vnto him: by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? and who gave the this auctorite to do these thinges?
Young's Literal Translation
and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto him: By what auctorite dost thou these thinges? and who gaue the this auctorite to do soch?
Mace New Testament (1729)
and asked him, by what authority do you behave thus? and who gave you that authority?
Simplified Cowboy Version
"So just who do you think you are, hotshot? Who gave you the right to come in here like you own this joint?"

Contextual Overview

27 And they came agayne to Hierusalem: And as he walked in the temple, there came to hym the hye priestes, and the scribes, and the elders. 28 And say vnto him: By what auctoritie doest thou these thynges? & who gaue thee this auctoritie, to do these thynges? 29 Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: I wyll also aske of you one question: and aunswere me, and I wyll tell you by what auctoritie I do these thynges. 30 The baptisme of Iohn, whether was it from heauen, or of men? Aunswere me. 31 And they reasoned with them selues, saying, yf we shall say from heauen: he wyll say, why then dyd ye not beleue hym? 32 But yf we shal say, of men, we feare the people. For all men counted Iohn, that he was a very prophete. 33 And they aunswered, and sayde vnto Iesus: we can not tell. And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them: neither wyll I tell you by what auctoritie I do these thynges.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 2:14, Numbers 16:3, Numbers 16:13, Acts 7:27, Acts 7:28, Acts 7:38, Acts 7:39, Acts 7:51

Reciprocal: Matthew 21:23 - when Mark 9:14 - the scribes Luke 20:2 - Tell John 2:18 - seeing Acts 4:7 - By what power

Cross-References

Genesis 11:2
And when they went foorth from the east, they founde a playne in the lande of Sinar, and there they abode.
Genesis 11:4
And they sayd: Go to, let vs buylde vs a citie and a towre, whose toppe may reache vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a name, lest peraduenture we be scattered abrode into the vpper face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:31
And Tarah toke Abram his sonne, and Lot the sonne of Haran his sonnes sonne, and Sarai his daughter in lawe his sonne Abrams wyfe, and they departed together from Ur of the Chaldees, that they myght go into the land of Chanaan: and they came vnto Haran, and dwelt there.
Genesis 15:7
And agayne he saide vnto him: I am the Lorde that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to geue thee this lande, & that thou myghtest inherite it.
Nehemiah 9:7
Thou art, O Lorde, the God that hast chosen Abraham, and broughtest him out of Ur in Chaldea, and calledst him Abraham:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And say unto him, by what authority dost thou do these things?.... Enter into the temple, as if he was Lord of it; and correct in such a magisterial way every thing he thought an abuse in it; do the miracles he did, as healing the lame, and blind; and take upon him to instruct the people, a work he was now engaged in:

and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:23-27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 28. Mark 11:27; Mark 11:27.


 
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