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Mark 11:28

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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?
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  1. Exodus 2:14Rank 1 from verse 28
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    14And 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.

  2. Acts 7:27–28Rank 2 from verse 28
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    27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

    28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

  3. Acts 7:38–39Rank 3 from verse 28
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    38This 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:

    39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

  4. Acts 7:51Rank 4 from verse 28
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    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  5. Numbers 16:13Rank 5 from verse 28
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    13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

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Mark 11:28

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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authority

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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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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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11:27¶ And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

11:28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

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11:29And 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.

11:30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

11:31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

11:32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

11:33And 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.

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