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Mark 11:26-28
Common English Bible
Mark 11:26-28
Common English Bible
Controversy over authority
27 Jesus and his disciples entered Jerusalem again. As Jesus was walking around the temple, the chief priests, legal experts, and elders came to him. 28 They asked, “What kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?”
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Mark 11:26-28
New International Version
Mark 11:26-28
New International Version
[26] [a]
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(A)
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
Footnotes
- Mark 11:26 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 6:15.
Mark 11:26-28
English Standard Version
Mark 11:26-28
English Standard Version
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 (A)And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, (B)“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”
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Mark 11:26-28
New King James Version
Mark 11:26-28
New King James Version
26 [a]But (A)if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned(B)
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. (C)And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. 28 And they said to Him, “By what (D)authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?”
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- Mark 11:26 NU omits v. 26.
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