Matthew 21:24

Good News Translation

Jesus answered them, “I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things.

Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus came back to the Temple; and as he taught, the chief priests and the elders came to him and asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”

Matthew 21:25

Where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?” They started to argue among themselves, “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say to us, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or destroy it?”

Colossians 4:6

Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting, and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone.