The man said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?’ Then Moses was afraid and thought, ‘What I did must have become known.’
Luke 20:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,’ they said. ‘Who gave you this authority?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said to Him, Tell us by what [sort of] authority You are doing these things? Or who is it who gave You this authority? American Standard Version (1901) and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? Common English Bible They said, “Tell us: What kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority?” Catholic Public Domain Version and they spoke to him, saying: "Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority? |
The man said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?’ Then Moses was afraid and thought, ‘What I did must have become known.’
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him.
The Jews then responded to him, ‘What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?’
‘But the man who was ill-treating the other pushed Moses aside and said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us?
‘You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: you always resist the Holy Spirit!