Luke 20:8
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
And Iesus said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
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- Job 5:12–13Rank 1 from verse 8
12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
12*Hee disappointeth the deuices of the craftie, so that their hands ‖cannot performe their enterprise.
13*He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong.
- Mark 11:33Rank 2 from verse 8
33And 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.
33And they answered and said vnto Iesus, We cannot tell. And Iesus answering, saith vnto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I doe these things.
- Matthew 15:14Rank 3 from verse 8
- Matthew 16:4Rank 4 from verse 8
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen vnto it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. And hee left them, and departed.
- Matthew 21:27Rank 5 from verse 8
- Proverbs 26:4–5Rank 6 from verse 8
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
4Answere not a foole according to his folly, lest thou also be like vnto him.
5†Answere a foole according to his folly, lest hee be wise in his owne conceit.
- Luke 22:68Rank 7 from verse 8
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Luke 20:8
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. The right or power to command, rule, judge, speak, or act. 2. A position or exercise of such rule or power.
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20:1AND it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
20:1¶ And *it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel, the chiefe Priests and the Scribes came vpon him, with the Elders,
20:2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
20:2And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs, by what authoritie doest thou these things? or who is hee that gaue thee this authoritie?
20:3And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
20:3And hee answered, and said vnto them, I will also aske you one thing, and answere me.
20:4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
20:4The Baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?
20:5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
20:5And they reasoned with themselues, saying, If wee shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then beleeued yee him not?
20:6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
20:6But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone vs: for they be perswaded that Iohn was a Prophet.
20:7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
20:7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
20:8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
20:8And Iesus said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
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