Mark 11:27-28

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

27 aAnd 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, 28and they said to him, bBy what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”

Luke 19:47-48

47 cAnd he was teaching daily in the temple. dThe chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

Luke 20:1-2

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

1 eOne day, fas Jesus
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was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, hthe chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up
2and said to him, “Tell us iby what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”
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