Matthew 21:23

New English Translation

Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to 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

The man replied, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you planning to kill me like you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Surely what I did has become known.”

Matthew 20:4

He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Matthew 21:24

Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 24:1

Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.

Matthew 26:55

At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

Luke 19:47

Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

Luke 20:1

Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

Acts 4:7

After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”

Acts 7:27

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?