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Contemporary English Version
Luke 20:8
Jesus replied, "Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do."
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Christian Standard Bible®
And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
King James Version (1611)
And Iesus said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
And Iesus said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
English Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things."
New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "Then I won't tell you what authority I have to do these things."
Jesus said to them, "Then I won't tell you what authority I have to do these things."
Amplified Bible
Then Jesus said to them, "Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things."
Then Jesus said to them, "Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Berean Standard Bible
And Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
And Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said to them, "Then I won't tell you by what s'mikhah I do these things."
Yeshua said to them, "Then I won't tell you by what s'mikhah I do these things."
Darby Translation
And Jesus said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Jesus said to them, "Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things."
So Jesus said to them, "Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Neither tell I you, by what authoritie I doe these things.
Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Neither tell I you, by what authoritie I doe these things.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Jesus said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Good News Translation
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things."
Lexham English Bible
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Yeshua said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
International Standard Version
Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to them, Nor tell I you by what authority I do these.
Jeshu saith to them, Nor tell I you by what authority I do these.
Murdock Translation
Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus saide vnto them: Neither tell I you by what aucthoritie I do these thynges.
And Iesus saide vnto them: Neither tell I you by what aucthoritie I do these thynges.
English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hem, Nether Y seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis.
And Jhesus seide to hem, Nether Y seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis.
Update Bible Version
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
New English Translation
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things."
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things."
New King James Version
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
New Living Translation
And Jesus responded, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus responded, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things."
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "And I will not tell you where I get the right and the power to do these things."
Jesus said to them, "And I will not tell you where I get the right and the power to do these things."
New Revised Standard
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Jesus, said unto them - Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
And, Jesus, said unto them - Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Revised Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus sayde vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges.
And Iesus sayde vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus sayde vnto them: Nether tell I you, by what auctorite I do these thinges.
And Iesus sayde vnto them: Nether tell I you, by what auctorite I do these thinges.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus.
Jesus replied, neither will I tell you by what authority I act thus.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question."
Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question."
Simplified Cowboy Version
So Jesus said, "If you won't answer, then neither will I."
So Jesus said, "If you won't answer, then neither will I."
Contextual Overview
1 One day, Jesus was teaching in the temple and telling the good news. So the chief priests, the teachers, and the nation's leaders 2 asked him, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?" 3 Jesus replied, "I want to ask you a question. 4 Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?" 5 They talked this over and said to each other, "We can't say that God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John. 6 And we can't say that it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize. The crowd will stone us to death, because they think John was a prophet." 7 So they told Jesus, "We don't know who gave John the right to baptize." 8 Jesus replied, "Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do."
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.
