Matthew 21:24 · Darby Translation
Matthew 21:24 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 21:24 in Other Translations
| KJV | And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
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| WEB | Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| ASV | And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| YLT | And Jesus answering said to them, ‘I will ask you—I also—one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things; |
| WBT | And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. |
| DBY | And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things: |
Commentary on Matthew 21:24
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 21:24
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, &c.
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Questions about Matthew 21:24
What does Matthew 21:24 say?
Matthew 21:24 in the Darby Translation reads: “And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:” Read it in the full context of Matthew 21, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 21:24 found in the Bible?
Matthew 21:24 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 21, verse 24, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 21:24 shown in?
This is the Darby Translation (DBY), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 21:24 in the table on this page.
And Jesus answered and said unto them,.... Not by replying directly to their question, but by putting another question to them, whereby he escaped the snare he saw they laid for him:
I also will ask you one thing, word, or question,
which if ye tell me; honestly, and plainly answer to it,
I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: which was putting the thing upon such a foot, and in such a form, as they could not well object to; for Christ promises, that if they would return a plain answer to the question he had to put to them, and which was no unreasonable, nor impertinent one, he would thoroughly satisfy them in this point; and expressly declare his commission and authority, what it was, and from whence he had it. The question is as follows: