Matthew 21:23

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

When He had come into the Temple, the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]? And who gave you this authority?”

Cross References

Acts 4:7

And when these men had Peter and John brought before them, they asked, “By whose authority or in what name have you done this thing [i.e., healed the crippled man]?”

Luke 19:47

And Jesus was teaching in the Temple every day. But the leading priests and the experts in the Law of Moses and the leading men of the people were looking [for a way] to kill Him,

Matthew 26:55

[Then] Jesus said to the crowds at that very time, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs as [you would apprehend] a thief? I sat everyday teaching in the Temple, and you did not [come to] take me.

Acts 7:27

But the one who was trying to harm his neighbor pushed Moses away saying, ‘Who gave you the right to act as a ruler and judge over us?

Matthew 21:24

Jesus answered them; “Let me also ask you a question. If you answer it, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Matthew 24:1

As Jesus left the Temple, His disciples approached Him as He was walking along the road and pointed out the Temple buildings.

Luke 20:1

And it happened on one of the days that Jesus was teaching people in the Temple and preaching the good news, that the leading priests and the experts in the Law of Moses, [along] with the [Jewish] elders, came to Him.

Matthew 20:4

He said to them, ‘You men also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So, they went to work.