Authority and Presumption
Mark 11:28-33
And say to him, By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?…


I.  Where the action is unquestionably right, some will censure the agent.

II.  They who require reasons should be ready to give reasons.

III.  Truth should be the first question with men, not consequences.

IV.  Incompetency may be exposed, and assumption resisted, for the sake of truth.

(J. H. Godwin.).



Parallel Verses
KJV: And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

WEB: and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"




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