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Matthew 21:27

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 said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
ἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesansweringG611 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424 →
εἶπαν·eipanthey said;G2036 →
οὐκoukNotG3756 →
οἴδαμεν.oidamendo we know.
ἔφηephēWas sayingG5346 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
αὐτός·autosHe himself;G846 →
οὐδὲoudeNeitherG3761 →
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473 →
λέγωlegōtellG3004 →
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771 →
ἐνenbyG1722 →
ποίᾳpoiawhatG4169 →
ἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityG1849 →
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778 →
ποιῶ.¶poiōI do.G4160 →

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Romans 1:18–22The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.2 Thessalonians 2:9–10The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Matthew 23:16–28Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’Isaiah 29:10–12For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.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.Matthew 16:3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.Isaiah 28:9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?Malachi 2:6–9True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.2 Corinthians 4:3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.Isaiah 56:10–11Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.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?John 9:30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”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.Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Luke 20:7–8So they answered that they did not know where it was from.Luke 20:8And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”Matthew 22:46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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