Psalmory
Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 21:24

““I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
Matthew 21:24 verse artwork: “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell…
Read Matthew 21Share this verse

In context

22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

24“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Popular verses

John 3:16Psalm 23:1Philippians 4:13Jeremiah 29:11Romans 8:28Proverbs 3:5Isaiah 41:10Joshua 1:9Matthew 11:28Psalm 46:11 Corinthians 13:4Romans 12:2

Berean Standard Bible · A modern, readable English translation. Public domain (CC0).