Matthew 21:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So they told Jesus, “We don't know.” Jesus said, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”

Cross References

Isaiah 28:9

You drunken leaders are like babies! How can you possibly understand or teach the LORD's message?

Isaiah 6:10

“Make these people stubborn! Make them stop up their ears, cover their eyes, and fail to understand. Don't let them turn to me and be healed.”

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”

Matthew 16:3

But if the sky is red and gloomy in the morning, you say it is going to rain. You can tell what the weather will be like by looking at the sky. But you don't understand what is happening now.

Matthew 21:26

On the other hand, these people think that John was a prophet, and we are afraid of what they might do to us. That's why we can't say that it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize.”

Matthew 21:28

Jesus said: I will tell you a story about a man who had two sons. Then you can tell me what you think. The father went to the elder son and said, “Go and work in the vineyard today!”

John 9:30

“How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

2 Corinthians 4:3

If there is anything hidden about our message, it is hidden only to someone who is lost.