Mark 11:28
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And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things?

Exodus 2:14 But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?

Numbers 16:3,13 And when they had stood up against Moses and Aaron, they said: Let it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones, and the Lord is among them: Why lift you up yourselves above the people of the Lord? . . .

Acts 7:27,28,38,39,51 But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us: . . .

Context
Jesus' Authority Challenged
27And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients. 28And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things? 29And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.…
Cross References
Mark 11:27
And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients.

Mark 11:29
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Lexicon
“By
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

what
ποίᾳ (poia)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

authority
ἐξουσίᾳ (exousia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

are You doing
ποιεῖς (poieis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

these things?”
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

they asked.
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“[And]
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

who
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

gave
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

You
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

authority
ἐξουσίαν (exousian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

do
ποιῇς (poiēs)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

[them]?”
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.


Additional Translations
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

And they were saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? Or who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?"

And say to him, By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?

and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things?

and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"

and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

and they say to him, 'By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'
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