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22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe,[a] you will receive.”

The Authority of Jesus

23 Now after Jesus[b] entered the temple courts,[c] the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority[d] are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus[e] answered them, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:22 tn Grk “believing”; the participle here is conditional.
  2. Matthew 21:23 tn Grk “he.”
  3. Matthew 21:23 tn Grk “the temple.”
  4. Matthew 21:23 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1
  5. Matthew 21:24 tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.