Matthew 21:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, 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 answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Berean Study Bible
“I will also 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 Standard Bible
But Jesus responded and said to them, “I will also ask you one question, which, if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

NASB 1995
Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

NASB 1977
And Jesus answered and said to them, “I will ask you one thing too, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to them, “I will also ask you a question, and if you tell Me the answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for Me, then 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered them, "I, too, have a question for you. If you answer it for me, I'll tell you why I have the right to do these things.

International Standard Version
Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

NET Bible
Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And Jesus answered and said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Darby Bible Translation
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:

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Iesus answered and said vnto them, I also will aske of you a certaine thing, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authoritie I doe these things.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Iesus aunswered, & saide vnto them: I also wyll aske you one questio, which yf ye tell me, I in likewise wyll tell you by what aucthoritie I do these thinges:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: I wil axe a worde of you also: which yf ye tell me, I in like wyse wyl tell you, by what auctorite I do these thinges.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: I also will axe of you a certayne question which if ye assoyle me I in lyke wyse wyll tell you by what auctorite I do these thinges.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I also will say to you by what authority I do these things.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, I will also ask you one word, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, Jesus said to them, I also will ask you one word, which if you tell Me, I also will tell you in what authority I do these things.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In response, Jesus said to them: “I also will question you with one word: if you tell me this, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said to them, “I also shall ask you something and if you will tell me, I shall also tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a word, and if you tell me, I will then tell you by what authority I do these things.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to them: I also will ask you one thing, which if you will tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus responding, said to them, I ask you also one word, which if you may speak to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things:

Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus answering, said to them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye answer me, then will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Mace New Testament
and Jesus answered them, let me ask you one question, if ye answer me that, I shall likewise satisfy you by what authority I do these things.

Weymouth New Testament
"And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus, answering, said, "I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:

Worsley New Testament
but Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I will likewise tell you by what authority I do these things.
















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