Mark 11:28
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
Mark 11:28 in other translations
| BSB | “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?” |
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| WEB | and they began saying to him, “By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” |
| ASV | and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things? |
| YLT | and they say to him, ‘By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?' |
| DARBY | and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things? |
| BBE | And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things? |
| Webster | And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? |
What does Mark 11:28 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 11:27-33
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…
Mark 11:28 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 11:28
- Exodus 2:14
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- Numbers 16:13
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
- Acts 7:27-28
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
- Acts 7:38-39
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
- Acts 7:51
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- Numbers 16:3
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
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Context
- Mark 11:27
And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
- Mark 11:28
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
- Mark 11:29
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.
Mark 11:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y le dicen: ¿Con qué facultad haces estas cosas? ¿y quién te ha dado esta facultad para hacer estas cosas? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et lui disent: Par quelle autorité fais-tu ces choses, et qui t’a donné cette autorité pour faire ces choses? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sagen zu ihm: In welchem Recht tust du diese Dinge? Und wer hat dir dieses Recht gegeben, daß du diese Dinge tust? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dicunt ei: In qua potestate hæc facis? et quis dedit tibi hanc potestatem ut ista facias? |