Mark 11:27-28

The Authority of Jesus

11:27 They came again to Jerusalem. ¹  While Jesus ²  was walking in the temple courts, ³  the chief priests, the experts in the law, ⁴  and the elders came up to him 11:28 and said, “By what authority ⁵  are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

[11:27]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:27]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:27]  ³ tn Grk “the temple.”

[11:27]  ⁴ tn Or “the chief priests, the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[11:28]  ⁵ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.