Luke 20 · Verse 8

Luke 20:8

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Luke 20:8, King James Version

Luke 20:8 in other translations

BSBAnd Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
WEBJesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
ASVAnd Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
YLTand Jesus said to them, ‘Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
DARBYAnd Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
BBEAnd Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
WebsterAnd Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

What does Luke 20:8 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:1-8

Men often pretend to examine the evidences of revelation, and the truth of the gospel, when only seeking excuses for their own unbelief and disobedience. Christ answered these priests and scribes with a plain question about the baptism of John, which the common people could answer. They all knew it was from heaven, nothing in it had an earthly tendency. Those that bury the knowledge they have, are justly denied…

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Luke 20:8 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
οὐδὲoudeNeitherG3761
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
λέγωlegōtellG3004
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771
ἐνenbyG1722
ποίᾳpoiawhatG4169
ἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityG1849
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778
ποιῶ.¶poiōI am doing.G4160

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 20:8

  • Matthew 16:4

    A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

  • Matthew 21:27

    And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • Mark 11:33

    And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Proverbs 26:4-5

    Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Job 5:12-13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  • Matthew 15:14

    Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

  • Luke 22:68

    And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:68; Job 5:12,13; Pr 26:4,5; Mt 15:14; 16:4; 21:27; Mr 11:33

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Context

  • Luke 20:7

    And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

  • Luke 20:8

    And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • Luke 20:9

    Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

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Luke 20:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Jesús les dijo: Ni yo os digo con qué potestad hago estas cosas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jésus leur dit: Moi non plus, je ne vous dis pas par quelle autorité je fais ces choses.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: So sage auch ich euch nicht, in welchem Recht ich diese Dinge tue.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et Jesus ait illis: Neque ego dico vobis in qua potestate hæc facio.