Matthew 21:24

Easy To Read Version

Jesus answered, “I will ask you a question too. If you answer me, then I will tell you what authority I have to do these things.

Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and do nothing wrong.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus went into the temple {\cf2\super [294]} area. While Jesus was teaching there, the leading priests and the older leaders of the people came to Jesus. They said to Jesus, “Tell us! What authority (power) do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

Matthew 21:25

Tell me: When John baptized {\cf2\super [295]} people, did that come from God or was it only from other people?”

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which thing is right to do on the Sabbath day: to do good, or to do evil? Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?”

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer every person in the way you should.