Matthew 21:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.”
Matthew 21:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:2720 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesanswer
τῷtōthe
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
εἶπανeipansay
ΟὐκOuknot
οἴδαμενoidamen
ἔφηephēaffirm, say
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτόςautoshe / she / it / same
ΟὐδὲOudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
ἐγὼegōI
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
ποίᾳpoiawhat (manner of), which
ἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ταῦταtautahe (it was that), hereof, it
ποιῶpoiōabide, + agree, appoint
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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