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The Book of Mark, Chapter 11, Verse 29

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And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
King James Version
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.›
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.
New English Translation
But those tenants seized his slave, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
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.
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‹The baptism of John, was› [it] ‹from heaven, or of men? answer me.›
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
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But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
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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.›
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And he began to speak unto them by parables. ‹A› [certain] ‹man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about› [it], ‹and digged› [a place for] ‹the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.›
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‹And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.›
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‹And they caught› [him], ‹and beat him, and sent› [him] ‹away empty.›
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‹And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded› [him] ‹in the head, and sent› [him] ‹away shamefully handled.›
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‹And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.›
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‹Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.›