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Read Full Chapter (Matthew 21) Matthew 21:27 KJV
"And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."
Matthew Chapter 21, Verse 27
Matthew 21:27 in Context (Verses 24–30 KJV)
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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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The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
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But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
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And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
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¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
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He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
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And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.