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Matthew 21:24

Response Jesus Mission

"I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

— Matthew 21:24

Jesus responding to questions about his authority

Book

Matthew

Chapter & Verses

Ch. 21, v.24

Matthew 21:27

"Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Matthew 26:10

"Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me."

Matthew 26:25

"You have said so."

Same theme (Jesus Mission) in other Gospels

Mark 1:38

"Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come."

Mark 2:9

"Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'?"

Mark 2:10

"But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins."