Luke 20:2

Jesus’ Authority Challenged

1One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.2“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
American Standard Version (1901)
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Bible in Basic English
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority?
Free Bible Version
They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
Geneva Bible 1599
And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs by what authoritie thou doest these things, or who is hee that hath giuen thee this authoritie?
King James (Authorized) Version
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
One Unity Resource Bible
They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
Translation for Translators
They asked him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things like you did here yesterday?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
They spoke, saying to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is who gave you this authority.”
Noah Webster Bible
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee 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?”
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?'