Luke 20:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes. 13 He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
  • Prov 26:4-5 : 4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him. 5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
  • Matt 16:4 : 4 An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.
  • Matt 21:27 : 27 And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
  • Mark 11:33 : 33 And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
  • Luke 22:68 : 68 And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

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  • Matt 21:27-28
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    90%

    27And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

    28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • Mark 11:33
    89%

    33And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

  • Matt 21:23-25
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    82%

    23And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

    24And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things.

    25The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

  • Luke 20:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

    2That 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.

    3And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

  • Mark 11:28-29
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    28And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

    29And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.

  • Luke 20:7
    80%

    7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • Mark 8:30
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    30And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

  • John 8:19-20
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    73%

    19Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

    20Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

  • Matt 16:20
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    20Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 20:9
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    9And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

  • Luke 9:20-21
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    71%

    20And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

    21But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;

  • Luke 20:25-26
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    70%

    25And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

    26And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

  • John 18:20-21
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    20Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.

    21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • Luke 20:40
    70%

    40And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

  • John 10:25
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    25Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

  • Luke 22:67-68
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    67If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

    68And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

  • Luke 20:21-22
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    21And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

    22Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

  • Mark 8:26-27
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    26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.

    27And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

  • John 8:26-28
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    70%

    26I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

    27They did not see that his words were about the Father.

    28So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 18:34
    69%

    34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • John 5:19
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    19So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

  • Mark 3:12
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    12And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

  • John 8:14-15
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    69%

    14Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

    15You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

  • Matt 12:16
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    16Ordering them not to give people word of him:

  • Matt 22:20-21
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    69%

    20And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it?

    21They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

  • Matt 13:13
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    13For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

  • Matt 20:15
    68%

    15Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

  • Luke 20:16
    68%

    16He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

  • Matt 20:32
    68%

    32And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?

  • Matt 22:46
    68%

    46And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

  • Matt 13:34
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    34All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • John 10:32
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    32Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

  • John 7:16
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    16Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.