He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
Mark 11:33 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they replied to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither am I going to tell you what [sort of] authority I have for doing these things. American Standard Version (1901) And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Common English Bible They answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things.” Catholic Public Domain Version And answering, they said to Jesus, "We do not know." And in response, Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they answering, say to Jesus: We know not. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. |
He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’
Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons.
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.’
An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.’ Then he left them and went away.
So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
But if we say, “Of human origin” ’ #– #they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was truly a prophet.
He began to speak to them in parables: ‘A man planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
‘Are you a teacher of Israel and don’t know these things? ’ Jesus replied.
‘I already told you,’ he said, ‘and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become his disciples too, do you? ’
And because they did not think it worth while to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
Yet still today, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts,