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Matthew 21:27

NETBible	So¹ they answered Jesus,² “We don’t know.”³ Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you⁴ by what authority⁵ I am doing these things.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 21:27	So they answered Jesus, "We don’t know." Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:27	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.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 21:27	So they finally replied, "We don’t know." And Jesus responded, "Then I won’t answer your question either.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 21:27	They decided to concede that round to Jesus. "We don't know," they answered. Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 21:27	And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 21:27	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 21:27	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.
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KJV	And <2532> they answered <611> (5679) Jesus <2424>_, and said <2036> (5627)_, We cannot <3756> tell <1492> (5758)_. And <2532> he <846> said <5346> (5713) unto them <846>_, Neither <3761> tell <3004> (5719) I <1473> you <5213> by <1722> what <4169> authority <1849> I do <4160> (5719) these things <5023>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:27	And answering <611> Jesus <2424> , they said <3004> , "We do not know <3609> ." He also <2532> said <5346> to them, "Neither <3761> will I tell <3004> you by what <4169> authority <1849> I do <4160> these <3778> things <3778> .
NET [draft] ITL	So <2532> they answered <611> Jesus <2424> , “We <1492> don’t <3756> know <1492> .” Then he said <5346> to them <846> , “Neither <3761> will <3004> I <1473> tell <3004> you <5213> by <1722> what <4169> authority <1849> I am doing <4160> these things <5023> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ apokriyentev <611> (5679) V-AOP-NPM tw <3588> T-DSM ihsou <2424> N-DSM eipan <3004> (5627) V-2AAI-3P ouk <3756> PRT-N oidamen <1492> (5758) V-RAI-1P efh <5346> (5713) V-IXI-3S autoiv <846> P-DPM kai <2532> CONJ autov <846> P-NSM oude <3761> ADV egw <1473> P-1NS legw <3004> (5719) V-PAI-1S umin <5213> P-2DP en <1722> PREP poia <4169> I-DSF exousia <1849> N-DSF tauta <5023> D-APN poiw <4160> (5719) V-PAI-1S

NETBible

So¹ they answered Jesus,² “We don’t know.”³ Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you⁴ by what authority⁵ I am doing these things.

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the clause is a result of the deliberations of the leaders.

²tn Grk “answering Jesus, they said.” This construction is somewhat awkward in English and has been simplified in the translation.

³sn Very few questions could have so completely revealed the wicked intentions of the religious leaders. Jesus’ question revealed the motivation of the religious leaders and exposed them for what they really were – hypocrites. They indicted themselves when they cited only two options and chose neither of them (“We do not know”). The point of Matt 21:23-27 is that no matter what Jesus said in response to their question, they were not going to believe it and would in the end use it against him.

⁴sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven.

⁵tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 23.