Mark 11:28

New American Bible - revised edition

and said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?”

Cross References

Exodus 2:14

But he replied, “Who has appointed you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid and thought, “The affair must certainly be known.”

Numbers 16:13

Are you not satisfied that you have brought us here from a land flowing with milk and honey to have us perish in the wilderness, that now you must also lord it over us?

Numbers 16:3

Holding an assembly against Moses and Aaron, they said, “You go too far! The whole community, all of them, are holy; the Lord is in their midst. Why then should you set yourselves over the Lord’s assembly?”

Mark 11:27

They returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached him

Mark 11:29

Jesus said to them, “I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors.