Matthew 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 21:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐλθόντος
érchomai
G2064
to come
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἱερὸν
hierón
G2411
temple
προσῆλθον
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
διδάσκοντι
didáskō
G1321
to teach
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἀρχιερεῖς
archiereús
G749
high priest
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
πρεσβύτεροι
presbýteros
G4245
elder
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
λαοῦ
laós
G2992
people
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ποίᾳ
poîos
G4169
of what sort
ἐξουσίᾳ
exousía
G1849
authority
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
ποιεῖς
poiéō
G4160
to make
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τίς
tís
G5101
who
σοι
sý
G4771
you
ἔδωκεν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουσίαν
exousía
G1849
authority
ταύτην
hoûtos
G3778
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
When he had 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 do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him teaching, saying, “By what authority do you do these things, and who gave you this authority?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).