Mark 11:29
New International Version
Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

New Living Translation
“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.

English Standard Version
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing, and you answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

King James Bible
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

New King James Version
But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

NASB 1995
And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

NASB 1977
And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; then answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Yeshua said to them, “I will ask you also one matter that you should tell me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word, and answer you me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to them, "I'll ask you a question. Answer me, and then I'll tell you why I have the right to do these things.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered them, "I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things.

International Standard Version
Jesus told them, "I'll ask you one question. Answer me, and then I'll tell you by what authority I'm doing these things.

Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering said to them, “I will question you—I also—one word; and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

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

New American Bible
Jesus said to them, “I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

NET Bible
Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

New Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Weymouth New Testament
"And I will put a question to you," replied Jesus; "answer me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

World English Bible
Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

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Context
Jesus' Authority Challenged
28“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?” 29“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”…

Cross References
Mark 11:28
"By what authority are You doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave You the authority to do them?"

Mark 11:30
John's baptism--was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!"


Treasury of Scripture

And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

I will.

Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

Matthew 21:24
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.

Luke 20:3-8
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: …

question.

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1. Jesus rides with triumph into Jerusalem;
12. curses the fruitless fig tree;
15. purges the temple;
20. exhorts his disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;
27. and defends his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God.














Verse 29. - I will ask of you one question (ἐπερωτήσω ὑμᾶς ἕνα λόγον). The verb justifies the translation, one question, for "one word." The question which our Lord put to them was one on which hung the solution of that proposed by the scribes. It is as though he said, "You do not believe me when I say that I have received power from God. Believe then John the Baptist, who bare witness of me that I was sent from God to do these things."

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Greek
“I will ask
Ἐπερωτήσω (Eperōtēsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

question,”
λόγον (logon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“and [if]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you answer
ἀποκρίθητέ (apokrithēte)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

Me,
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

I will tell
ἐρῶ (erō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.

you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

by
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

what
ποίᾳ (poia)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

authority
ἐξουσίᾳ (exousia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

I am doing
ποιῶ (poiō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

these things.
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


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