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Matthew 21:27
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KJ21
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.
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.
AMP
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what [kind of] authority I do these things.”
AMPC
So they answered Jesus, We do not know. And He said to them, Neither will I tell you by what power of authority I do these things.
BRG
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.
CSB
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
CSBA
So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
CEB
Then they replied, “We don’t know.” Jesus also said to them, “Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things.
CJB
So they answered Yeshua, “We don’t know.” And he replied, “Then I won’t tell you by what s’mikhah I do these things.
CEV
So they told Jesus, “We don't know.” Jesus said, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
DARBY
And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. *He* also said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.
DLNT
And having responded to Jesus, they said, “We do not know”. He also said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things.
DRA
And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
ERV
So they told Jesus, “We don’t know the answer.” Jesus said, “Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things.
EASY
So the Jewish leaders answered Jesus: ‘We do not know who gave John his authority.’ Jesus said to them, ‘You will not answer my question. So I will not tell you what authority I have to do these things.’
EHV
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” He said to them, “Then I will not tell you by what authority I do these things.”
ESV
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
ESVUK
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
EXB
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said to them, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things.
GNV
Then they answered Jesus, and said, We can not tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
GW
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus told them, “Then I won’t tell you why I have the right to do these things.
GNT
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.
HCSB
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
ICB
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then Jesus said, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things!
ISV
So they told Jesus, “We don’t know.” He in turn told them, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
PHILLIPS
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” “Then I will not tell you by what authority I do these things!” returned Jesus.
JUB
And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither do I tell 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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
LEB
And they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
TLB
So they finally replied, “We don’t know!” And Jesus said, “Then I won’t answer your question either.
MSG
Jesus responded, “First let me ask you a question. You answer my question and I’ll answer yours. About the baptism of John—who authorized it: heaven or humans?” They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ we’re up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet.” They decided to concede that round to Jesus. “We don’t know,” they answered. Jesus said, “Then neither will I answer your question.
MEV
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” Then He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
MOUNCE
So they answered · Jesus, saying, “We do not know.” And he said to them, · “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NOG
So they answered Yeshua, “We don’t know.” Yeshua told them, “Then I won’t tell you why I have the right to do these things.
NABRE
So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.” He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NASB
And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.
NASB1995
And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NCB
Therefore, they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Then neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NCV
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said to them, “Then I won’t tell you what authority I have to do these things.
NET
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NIRV
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.
NIV
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NIVUK
So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ Then he said, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NKJV
So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NLV
They said to Jesus, “We do not know.” He said to them, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power I do these things.
NLT
So they finally replied, “We don’t know.” And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.
NMB
And they answered Jesus and said, We don’t know. And he likewise said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NRSVA
So they answered Jesus, ‘We do not know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NRSVACE
So they answered Jesus, ‘We do not know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NRSVCE
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NRSVUE
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NTFE
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” “Well, then,” said Jesus, “nor will I tell you by what right I’m doing these things.
OJB
And in reply to him, they said, We do not have daas. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Neither will I tell you by what samchut I do these things.
RGT
Then they answered Jesus, and said, “We cannot tell.” And He said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
RSV
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
RSVCE
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
TLV
So answering Yeshua, they said, “We don’t know.” Then He said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.”
VOICE
Chief Priests and Elders: We don’t know. Jesus: Then neither will I tell you about the authority under which I am working.
WEB
They answered Jesus, and said, “We don’t know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
WE
So they answered Jesus, `We do not know.' Then Jesus said, `Neither will I tell you what right I have to do these things.'
WYC
And they answered to Jesus, and said, We know not. And he said to them, Neither I say to you, in what power I do these things.
YLT
And answering Jesus they said, `We have not known.' He said to them -- he also -- `Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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