Luke 20:8

Luke 20:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Context of Luke 20:8

6but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. 7And they answered, they did not know whence. And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 9And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time. 10And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.

Luke 20:8 word by word

καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.¶Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Luke 20:8

• Luke 22:68and if I should ask [you], ye would not answer me at all, nor let me go;
• Job 5:12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
• Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
• Matthew 15:14Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
• Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas. And he left them and went away.
• Matthew 21:27And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
• Mark 11:33And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus [answering] says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Commentaries on Luke 20:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The Jewish authorities refused to answer the question Jesus asked, so Jesus had no obligation to answer their question. Both their question and their refusal were guided by self-interest rather than integrity.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-19(See on Mt 21:23.) 2. these things--particularly the clearing of the temple.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:8

• Instruction

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• Jesus
• Authority in Religion
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings