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Mark 11:33

So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

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ASV

And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

KJV

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.

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οἴδαμεν.oidamendo we know.
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ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
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ἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityG1849 →
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Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’2 Corinthians 4:3–4And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.2 Thessalonians 2:10–12and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.Jeremiah 8:7–9Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.Isaiah 42:19–20Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?2 Corinthians 3:15And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.Luke 10:21–22At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Luke 22:66–69At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,Luke 20:7–8So they answered that they did not know where it was from.John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.Proverbs 26:4–5Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.Matthew 21:27So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.Malachi 2:7–8For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

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