Matthew 21:23 Cross References - Worsley

²³ And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?

⁵⁵ Then said Jesus to the multitudes, Ye are come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me, whereas I sat with you day after day teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me: but all this is done,

²⁷ And they come again to Jerusalem, and as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders come to Him, ²⁸ and ask Him, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority, to do thus? ²⁹ But Jesus said to them, I also will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. ³¹ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven; He will say, why then did ye not believe him? ³² but if we should say, from men --- they feared the people: (for they they all thought that John was a prophet indeed:) ³³ and they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus replied and said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple: but the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy Him;

⁷ And when they had set them in the midst, they asked them, By what power, or in what name have ye done this?

²⁷ But he, that injured his neighbor, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?