World English Bible
"Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things."
— Mark 11:29, World English Bible
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
“And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ”
“Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:”
“And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
“And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.”
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.”
But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."
They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
The baptism of John--was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
If we should say, 'From men'"--they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.