Luke 20:2
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
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- John 2:18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
- Exodus 2:14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
- Matthew 21:23–25 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 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. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?