Mark 11:28
New International Version
“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”

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

English Standard Version
and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”

Berean Standard Bible
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

Berean Literal Bible
And they were saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? Or who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?"

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

New King James Version
And they said to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”

New American Standard Bible
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

NASB 1995
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

NASB 1977
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

Legacy Standard Bible
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

Amplified Bible
and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

Christian Standard Bible
and asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do these things? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and asked Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? 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?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority to do these things?”

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

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?

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?

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

Good News Translation
and asked him, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?"

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

Literal Standard Version
and they say to Him, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority that You may do these things?”

Majority Standard Bible
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

New American Bible
and said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?”

NET Bible
and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

New Revised Standard Version
and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?”

New Heart English Bible
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you 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?'

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Context
Jesus' Authority Challenged
27After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him. 28“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?” 29“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.…

Cross References
Mark 11:27
After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

Mark 11:29
"I will ask you one question," Jesus replied, "and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Exodus 2:14
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

Numbers 16:3,13
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? …

Acts 7:27,28,38,39,51
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? …

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Mark 11
1. Jesus rides with triumph into Jerusalem;
12. curses the fruitless fig tree;
15. purges the temple;
20. exhorts his disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;
27. and defends his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“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.

are You doing
ποιεῖς (poieis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd 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.

they asked.
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“[And]
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

who
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

gave
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

You
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

authority
ἐξουσίαν (exousian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

do
ποιῇς (poiēs)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd 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.

[them]?”
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


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