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Luk 20:2 — And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Tell		Luk 19:35-40,45,46; Mat 21:23-27; Mar 11:28-33
who		Exd 2:14; Jhn 2:18; Jhn 5:22-27; Act 4:7-10; Act 7:27,35-39,51

Correlating Passages

Tell

	Luk 19:35	And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
	Luk 19:36	And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
	Luk 19:37	And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
	Luk 19:38	Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
	Luk 19:39	And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
	Luk 19:40	And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
	Luk 19:45	And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
	Luk 19:46	Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
	Mat 21:23	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?
	Mat 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.
	Mat 21:25	The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
	Mat 21:26	But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
	Mat 21:27	And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
	Mar 11:28	And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
	Mar 11:29	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.
	Mar 11:30	The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or of men? answer me.
	Mar 11:31	And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
	Mar 11:32	But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
	Mar 11:33	And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

who

	Exd 2:14	And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
	Jhn 2:18	Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
	Jhn 5:22	For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
	Jhn 5:23	That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
	Jhn 5:24	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
	Jhn 5:25	Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
	Jhn 5:26	For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
	Jhn 5:27	And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
	Act 4:7	And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
	Act 4:8	Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
	Act 4:9	If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
	Act 4:10	Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
	Act 7:27	But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
	Act 7:35	This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
	Act 7:36	He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
	Act 7:37	This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
	Act 7:38	This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
	Act 7:39	To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
	Act 7:51	Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.

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Scott, Thomas. "Luke 20:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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