He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Mark 11:33 - English Standard Version 2016 So they answered Jesus, “We do not 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 catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.
Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?
He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.