Matthew 21:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 21:24

22 And ^awhatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

23 ^aNow when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and ^bsaid, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”

24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:

25 The ^abaptism of ^bJohn—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we ^afear the multitude, ^bfor all count John as a prophet.”

27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my ^avineyard.’

29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 21:24

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American Standard Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Amplified® Bible
Jesus answered them, I also will ask you a question, and if you give Me the answer, then I also will tell you by what power of authority I do these things.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things.

Darby English Version
And Jesus answering said to them, *I* also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, *I* also will tell you by what authority I do these things:

Good News Bible
Jesus answered them, "I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things.

International Standard Version
Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

New International Version
Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

New King James Version
But Jesus answered and said to them, 'I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, `I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

New English Translation
Jesus¹ 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.

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