New American Standard Bible 2020
Mark 11:28
28and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”
Mark 11:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
- New International Version (NIV)“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they said to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”
Context of Mark 11:28
26[But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your offenses.”] 27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him, and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?” 29But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”
Read all of Mark 11Mark 11:28 word by word
καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς ἢ τίς σοι ἔδωκεν τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην ἵνα ταῦτα ποιῇς;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 11:28
- Exodus 2:14But he said, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known!”
- Numbers 16:3They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
- Acts 7:27But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?
Commentaries on Mark 11:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-33Verses 27-33 See the notes at Matthew 20:23-27.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-33Verses 27-33 Our Saviour shows how near akin his doctrine and baptism were to those of John; they had the same design and tendency, to bring in the gospel kingdom. These elders did not deserve to be taught; for it was plain that they contended not for truth, but victory: nor did he need to tell them; for the works he did, told them plainly he had authority from God; since no man could do the miracles which he did, unless God were with him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Jesus has authority to: drive out demons (1:22, 27; 5:1–13), heal (1:29–2:12; 5:21–43), forgive sins (2:10), and cleanse the temple. His authority came from God, but the religious leaders refused to accept it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 11
- 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
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