Mark 11:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} they said{G3004} unto him,{G846} By{G1722} what{G4169} authority{G1849} doest thou{G4160} these things?{G5023} or{G2532} who{G5101} gave{G1325} thee{G4671} this{G3778} authority{G1849} to{G2443} do{G4160} these things?{G5023}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, By{G1722} what{G4169} authority{G1849} doest thou{G4160}{(G5719)} these things{G5023}? and{G2532} who{G5101} gave{G1325}{(G5656)} thee{G4671} this{G5026} authority{G1849} to{G2443} do{G4160}{(G5725)} these things{G5023}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and sayd vnto him: by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? and who gave the this auctorite to do these thinges?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde vnto him: By what auctorite dost thou these thinges? and who gaue the this auctorite to do soch?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And said vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie, that thou shouldest doe these things?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And say vnto him: By what auctoritie doest thou these thynges? & who gaue thee this auctoritie, to do these thynges?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 (1862/1898)

    and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:14 : 14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known.
  • Num 16:3 : 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then do you lift yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
  • Num 16:13 : 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, unless you make yourself altogether a prince over us?
  • Acts 7:27-28 : 27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Will you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday?
  • Acts 7:38-39 : 38 This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us: 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
  • Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

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