Mark 11:28
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New International Version (©1984)
"By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?"

New Living Translation (©2007)
They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?"

English Standard Version (©2001)
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 (©1995)
and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"

International Standard Version (©2008)
and asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority to do them?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They asked him, "What gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?"

King James Bible
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

American King James Version
And say to him, By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority to 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?

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?

Darby Bible 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?

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?

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?

Weymouth New Testament
and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"

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

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?'

Geneva Study Bible

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

People's New Testament

11:27-33 And they come again to Jerusalem. On Tuesday. On Sunday the Lord entered officially. On Monday he cleansed the temple, and cursed the fig tree. On Tuesday his disciples called attention to the withered fig tree, and he again entered the city. There a delegation of the rulers demanded by what authority he had driven out the money changers the day before. For notes on his answer and what follows, see Mt 21:23-27. Compare Lu 20:1-8.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:27-33 Our Saviour shows how near akin his doctrine and baptism were to those of John; they had the same design and tendency, to bring in the gospel kingdom. These elders did not deserve to be taught; for it was plain that they contended not for truth, but victory: nor did he need to tell them; for the works he did, told them plainly he had authority from God; since no man could do the miracles which he did, unless God were with him.


Mark 11:27 They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,
Mark 11:29 And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. (NASB ©1995)

Authority Mayest Shouldest


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

Ex 2:14 Nu 16:3,13 Ac 7:27,28,38,39,51

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