New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Mark 11:29
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“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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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.
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Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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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.
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And Jesus said to them, “I will question you⁺ one word, and you⁺ shall answer Me, and I will tell you⁺ by what authority I do these things.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Mark 11
27 After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
28 “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
29 “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
30 John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
31 They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
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