[So], let these Pharisees alone; they are blind leaders. And if a blind person leads a blind person, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
Luke 20:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, Jesus said to them, “[Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jesus said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Common English Bible Then Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell thee by what authority I do these things. |
[So], let these Pharisees alone; they are blind leaders. And if a blind person leads a blind person, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
“It is an evil and spiritually unfaithful generation of people [that keeps on] looking for a [supernatural] sign; but there will be no [such] sign given to it except the sign of Jonah [i.e., being in the huge fish for three days].” Then He left them and went away.
So, they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got the authority for his immersion].” Jesus then replied to them, “[Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching].
So, they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know [where John got his authority to immerse].” Jesus replied to them, “[Then] neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching].”
Then they answered Jesus that they did not know [who authorized John’s immersion].
Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time.