Luke 20:2
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
KJV
καὶ εἶπαν λέγοντες πρὸς αὐτόν· εἰπὸν ἡμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς, ἢ τίς ἐστιν ὁ δούς σοι τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην.
Greek NT
et aiunt dicentes ad illum : Dic nobis in qua potestate hæc facis ? aut quis est qui dedit tibi hanc potestatem ?
Vulgate
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
ASV
And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? Or, who is he that hath given thee this authority?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- λέγοντες πρὸς αὐτόν — SBLGNT
- λέγοντες πρὸς αὐτόν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πρὸς αὐτόν λέγοντες — Robinson-Pierpont
- πρὸς αὐτόν — Tregelles
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:27 — But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
- Exod 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- John 2:18 — Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
- Mark 11:28 — And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
- Matt 21:23 — And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this autho