Matthew 21:23

New American Bible - revised edition

When he had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”

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.”

Matthew 20:4

and he said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.’

Matthew 21:24

Jesus said to them in reply, “I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 24:1

Jesus left the temple area and was going away, when his disciples approached him to point out the temple buildings.

Matthew 26:55

At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest me.

Luke 19:47

And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death,

Luke 20:1

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple area and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, approached him

Acts 4:7

They brought them into their presence and questioned them, “By what power or by what name have you done this?”

Acts 7:27

Then the one who was harming his neighbor pushed him aside, saying, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge over us?