Jesus Cleanses the Temple
17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
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Berean Standard Bible
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
American Standard Version (1901)
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Bible in Basic English
Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
Free Bible Version
The Jewish leaders reacted, asking him, “What right do you have to do this? Show us some miraculous sign to prove it!”
Geneva Bible 1599
Then answered the Iewes, and saide vnto him, What signe shewest thou vnto vs, that thou doest these things?
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
One Unity Resource Bible
The Jews [Praisers] therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
Plain English Version
But the Jewish leaders got angry. They said to Jesus, “Hey, you can’t do that. If you think you can, then do something powerful, to show us that God told you to hunt those men out of God’s ceremony house.”
Translation for Translators
So one of the Jewish leaders [SYN] replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that you have authority from God to do these things?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then the Jewish authorities responded and said to him, “What sign will you show us, since you are doing these things?”
Noah Webster Bible
Then answered the Jews, and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?
World English Bible
The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
Young's Literal Translation
the Jews then answered and said to him, 'What sign dost thou shew to us — that thou dost these things?'