27They answered Jesus, and said, |We don't know.| He also said to them, |Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.


In Context

24 Jesus answered them, |I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?| They reasoned with themselves, saying, |If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.|

27 They answered Jesus, and said, |We don't know.| He also said to them, |Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'

29 He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

Matthew 21:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:27So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27And answering Jesus they said, 'We have not known.' He said to them — he also — 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.