Luke 20:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Tell us by what authority you are doing these things," they said. "Who gave you this authority?"

New Living Translation
They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

English Standard Version
and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”

Berean Study Bible
“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

New American Standard Bible
and they declared, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

NASB 1995
and they spoke, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?"

NASB 1977
and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

Amplified Bible
and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

Christian Standard Bible
and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and said to Him: "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?"

Contemporary English Version
asked him, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

Good News Translation
and said to him, "Tell us, what right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They asked him, "Tell us, what gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?"

International Standard Version
and asked him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

NET Bible
and said to him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who gave you this authority?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

New King James Version
and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?”

King James 2000 Bible
And spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?

New Heart English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"

World English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"

American King James Version
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?

American Standard Version
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

A Faithful Version
And spoke to Him, saying, "Tell us by what authority You do these things, and who gave You this authority?"

Darby Bible Translation
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

English Revised Version
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Webster's Bible Translation
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs by what authoritie thou doest these things, or who is hee that hath giuen thee this authoritie?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And spake vnto him, saying: Tell vs by what aucthoritie doest thou these thynges? Eyther who is he that gaue thee this aucthoritie?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and spake vnto him, and sayde: Tell vs, by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? Or who gaue the this auctorite?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and spake vnto him sayinge. Tell vs by what auctorite thou doest these thinges? Ether who is he yt gave ye this auctorite?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us by what authority You do these things? Or who is he that gave to You this authority?”

Berean Literal Bible
and spoke to Him, saying, "Tell us by what authority You do these things, or who is the one having given to You this authority?"

Young's Literal Translation
and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they spake to him, saying, Say to us, by what authority doest thou these? or who is he having given thee this authority?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And they spoke saying to Him, Tell us by what authority You do these things, or who is the one having given this authority to You?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority?

Catholic Public Domain Version
and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They were saying to him, “Tell us by what authority do you do these things, and who is he who has given you this authority?”

Lamsa Bible
And they said to him, Tell us by what authority you do these things, and who gave you this authority?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?

Godbey New Testament
and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?

Haweis New Testament
and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?

Mace New Testament
and thus accosted him, tell us by what authority do you act thus? and whence do you derive that authority?

Weymouth New Testament
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"

Worrell New Testament
and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"

Worsley New Testament
Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
















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