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Matthew 21:24

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.

KJV

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ λόγον ἕνα, ὃν ἐὰν εἴπητέ μοι κἀγὼ ὑμῖν ἐρῶ ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ·

Greek NT

Respondens Jesus dixit eis : Interrogabo vos et ego unum sermonem : quem si dixeritis mihi, et ego vobis dicam in qua potestate hæc facio.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
κἀγώ
kago
pronoun · 85×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ποῖος
poios
interrogative_pronoun · 33×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 6:9 — Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
  • Matt 11:9 — But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.