Matthew 21:24

New Century Version

Jesus answered, “I also will ask you a question. 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 out like sheep among wolves. So be as clever as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus went to the Temple, and while he was teaching there, the leading priests and the elders of the people came to him. They said, “What authority do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

Matthew 21:25

Tell me: When John baptized people, did that come from God or just from other people?” They argued about Jesus’ question, saying, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ Jesus will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

Luke 6:9

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

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and pleasant so you will be able to answer everyone in the way you should.