Luke 20:2

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They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

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  • John 2:18 : 18 So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'
  • Acts 7:27 : 27 But the man who was wronging his neighbor pushed Moses away and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?'
  • Exod 2:14 : 14 The man replied, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?' Moses was afraid and thought, 'Surely this matter is known.'
  • Matt 21:23-27 : 23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?' 24 Jesus answered them, 'I will also ask you one question. If you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet. 27 So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.' Then he said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'
  • Mark 11:28-33 : 28 They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?' 29 Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.' 30 'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.' 31 They reasoned among themselves, saying, 'If we say, From heaven, he will ask, Then why didn’t you believe him?' 32 But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, 'We don't know.' And Jesus said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'
  • Acts 7:35-39 : 35 This same Moses, whom they had rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?'—this is the one God sent as ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 This is the one who led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. 37 This is the same Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.' 38 This is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; he received living words to pass on to us. 39 But our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  • Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did.
  • John 5:22-27 : 22 'For the Father judges no one, but He has entrusted all judgment to the Son.' 23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.' 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself. 27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man.
  • Acts 4:7-9 : 7 They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?' 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,' 9 'If we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man—how this man was healed—' 10 'let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.'
  • Luke 19:35-40 : 35 They brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it. 36 As he rode along, they spread their garments on the road. 37 Now as he was approaching the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. 38 They were saying, 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!' 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples.' 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'
  • Luke 19:45-46 : 45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there. 46 He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.

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