American Standard Version
"and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? "
— Luke 20:2, American Standard Version
“And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?”
“They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"”
“and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?””
“And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? Or, who is he that hath given thee this authority?”
“That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.”
“And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?”
And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?