Matthew 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?
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Gill's Exposition
And when he was come into the temple,.... The day following the cursing the fig tree: for the withering of it, and the notice the disciples took of it, and our Lord's discourse with them about it,…
See also Mar 11:27-33; Luk 20:1-9. Mat 21:23 When he was come into the temple - That is, probably, into the inner court - the court of the Israelites. They took this opportunity of questioning him on…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The Authority of Christ is questioned
Mar 11:27-33; Luk 20:1-8.
23. By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? The second question is not a mere repetition of the…
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