“I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 21:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jesus answered them, I also will ask you a question, and if you give Me the answer, then I also will tell you by what power of authority I do these things. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Common English Bible Jesus replied, “I have a question for you. If you tell me the answer, I’ll tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things. Catholic Public Domain Version In response, Jesus said to them: "I also will question you with one word: if you tell me this, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. |
“I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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?”
Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why, then, did you not believe him?’
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?”
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.