Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. New Living Translation “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied. English Standard Version Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. Berean Standard Bible “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. Berean Literal Bible And Jesus answering, said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I also will say to you by what authority I do these things. King James Bible And 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. New King James Version But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: New American Standard Bible But Jesus responded and said to them, “I will also ask you one question, which, if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. NASB 1995 Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. NASB 1977 And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will ask you one thing too, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Legacy Standard Bible And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Amplified Bible Jesus replied to them, “I will also ask you a question, and if you tell Me the answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Christian Standard Bible Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for Me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. American Standard Version And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yeshua answered and said to them, “I also shall ask you something and if you will tell me, I shall also tell you by what authority I do these things.” Contemporary English Version Jesus answered, "I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things. Douay-Rheims Bible Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. English Revised Version And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus answered them, "I, too, have a question for you. If you answer it for me, I'll tell you why I have the right to do these things. Good News Translation Jesus answered them, "I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things. International Standard Version Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things. Literal Standard Version And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things; Majority Standard Bible “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. New American Bible Jesus said to them in reply, “I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. NET Bible Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. New Revised Standard Version Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. New Heart English Bible Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Webster's Bible Translation And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. Weymouth New Testament "And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things. World English Bible Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Young's Literal Translation And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus' Authority Challenged23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?” 24“ I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “ and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’… Cross References Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. "By what authority are You doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave You this authority?" Matthew 21:25 What was the source of John's baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?" They deliberated among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?' Treasury of Scripture And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. I also. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Proverbs 26:4,5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him… Luke 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? Jump to Previous Authority Jesus Likewise Question Turn Wise WordJump to Next Authority Jesus Likewise Question Turn Wise WordMatthew 21 1. Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey12. drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple; 17. curses the fig tree; 23. puts to silence the priests and elders, 28. and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons, 33. and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them. (24) I also will ask you one thing.--The question is met by another question. As One who taught as "having authority, and not as the scribes" (Matthew 7:29), He challenges their right to interrogate Him on the ground of precedent. Had they exercised that right in the case of the Baptist, and if so, with what result? If they had left his claim unquestioned, or if they had shrunk from confessing the result of their inquiry, they had virtually abdicated their office, and had no right, in logical consistency, to exercise it, as by fits and starts, in the case of another teacher.Verse 24. - I also will ask you one thing; λόγον ἕνα: one word, question. Jesus does not reply directly to their insidious demand. He might have asserted his Divine mission, and appealed to his miracles in confirmation of such claim, which would have been in strict conformity with the old, established rule for discriminating false and true prophets (see Deuteronomy 18:22; Jeremiah 28:9); but he knew too well their scepticism and malice and inveterate prejudice to lay stress on this allegation at the present moment. Before he satisfied their inquiry, he must have their opinion concerning one whom they had received as a prophet a few years ago, and whose memory was still held in the highest respect, John the Baptist. The manner in which they regarded him and his testimony would enable them to answer their own interrogation. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “I will also askἘρωτήσω (Erōtēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. one ἕνα (hena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. question,” λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied, Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “{and} if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. you answer εἴπητέ (eipēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. Me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. I κἀγὼ (kagō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me. will tell ἐρῶ (erō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. by ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. what ποίᾳ (poia) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one. authority ἐξουσίᾳ (exousia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. I am doing ποιῶ (poiō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. these things. ταῦτα (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. Links Matthew 21:24 NIVMatthew 21:24 NLT Matthew 21:24 ESV Matthew 21:24 NASB Matthew 21:24 KJV Matthew 21:24 BibleApps.com Matthew 21:24 Biblia Paralela Matthew 21:24 Chinese Bible Matthew 21:24 French Bible Matthew 21:24 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 21:24 Jesus answered them I also will ask (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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