Jesus Questioned: By What Authority?

268	BY WHAT AUTHORITY?
Matt 21		Mark 11		Luke 20
		27	And they <come> again
			to Jerusalem.	1	One day,
23	And when he entered		And as he <is> walking		as he was teaching the people
	the temple,		in the temple,		in the temple,
					and preaching the gospel,
	the chief priests		the chief priests		the chief priests
			and the scribes		and the scribes
	and the elders		and the elders		with the elders
	of the people
	<approached> him		<come> to him,		came up
	as he was teaching,
	<saying>	28	and <were telling> him,	2	and said to him,
					"Tell us
	"By what authority		"By what authority		by what authority
	are you doing these things,		are you doing these things,		you do these things,
	and who gave you		or who gave you		or who it is that gave you
	this authority?"		this authority		this authority."
			to do them?"
24	Jesus answered them,	29	Jesus said to them,	3	He answered them,
	"I also will ask you a question;		"I will ask you a question;		"I also will ask you a question;
	and if you tell me		answer me,		now tell me,
	the answer,
	then I also will tell you		and I will tell you
	by what authority		by what authority
	I do these things.		I do these things.
25	The baptism of John,	30	Was the baptism of John	4	Was the baptism of John
	whence was it?
	From heaven or from men?"		from heaven or from men?		from heaven or from men?"
			Answer me."
	And they argued	31	And they argued	5	And they discussed it
	with one another,		with one another,		with one another,
					saying,
	"If we say, `From heaven,'		"If we say, `From heaven,'		"If we say, `From heaven,'
	he will say to us,		he will say,		he will say,
	`Why then		`Why then		`Why
	did you not believe him?'		did you not believe him?'		did you not believe him?'
26	But if we say,	32	But shall we say,	6	But if we say,
	`From men,'		`From men'?"		`From men,'
	we are afraid		-- they were afraid
	of the multitude;		of the people,		all the people will stone us;
	for all hold that		for all held that		for they are convinced that
	John was a prophet."		John was a real prophet.		John was a prophet."
27	So they answered Jesus,	33	So they answered Jesus,	7	So they answered that
	"We do not know."		"We do not know."		they did not know whence it was.
	And he <told> them,		And Jesus <says> to them,	8	And Jesus said to them,
	"Neither will I tell you		"Neither will I tell you		"Neither will I tell you
	by what authority		by what authority		by what authority
	I do these things."		I do these things."		I do these things."

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
Copyright © 1973 by National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
<says>	RSV wording revised to reflect Greek.
268	Sequence in synoptic outlines