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OET (OET-RV) So they answered, “We don’t know.”
¶ “Well then, nor will I tell you about my authority to do these things,” Yeshua answered.
OET-LV And answering to_ the _Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) ^they_said:
We_have_ not _known.
He was_saying to_them also:
Neither I am_telling to_you_all by what authority I_am_doing these things.
SR-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, εἶπον, “Οὐκ οἴδαμεν.” Ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός, “Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ. ‡
(Kai apokrithentes tōi ˚Yaʸsou, eipon, “Ouk oidamen.” Efaʸ autois kai autos, “Oude egō legō humin en poia exousia tauta poiō.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.”
¶ He also said to them, “Nor do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
UST So, they answered Jesus, “We do not know who authorized John.”
¶ Jesus responded, “Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you in what way someone authorized me to do what I have done.
BSB So they answered “We do not know.” And [Jesus] replied “Neither {will} I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
BLB And answering Jesus, they said "We do not know." And He said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
AICNT And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
OEB So the answer they gave Jesus was – ‘We do not know.’
¶ ‘Then I,’ he said, ‘refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.
WEBBE 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.
WMBB They answered Yeshua, and said, “We don’t know.”
¶ He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
NET So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
LSV And 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.
FBV So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.”
¶ “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
TCNT So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
T4T So they answered Jesus, “We do not know where John got his authority.” Then he said to them, “Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did here yesterday.”
LEB No LEB MAT book available
BBE And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," He replied, "by what authority I do these things."
ASV And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
DRA And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
YLT And 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.
Drby And 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.
RV And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
SLT And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. And he said to them, Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these.
Wbstr And 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.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 And they answered Iesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps MAT book available
Gnva Then they answered Iesus, and said, We can not tell. And he said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
(Then they answered Yesus/Yeshua, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. )
Cvdl No Cvdl MAT book available
TNT And they answered Iesus and sayde: we cannot tell. And he lyke wyse sayd vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges.
(And they answered Yesus/Yeshua and said: we cannot tell. And he likewise said unto them: neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. )
Wycl No Wycl MAT book available
Luth No Luth MAT book available
ClVg Et respondentes Jesu, dixerunt: Nescimus. Ait illis et ipse: Nec ego dico vobis in qua potestate hæc facio.[fn]
(And respondentes Yesu, they_said: Nescimus. He_said to_them and ipse: Neither I Iv_mean/say to_you in/into/on which power these_things facio. )
21.27 Nec ego dico vobis. Duabus de causis occultatur veritas, vel quia non sunt capaces auditores, unde: Habeo multa vobis dicere, sed non potestis portare modo; vel quia sunt contemptores, unde Nolite sanctum dare canibus.
21.27 Neither I Iv_mean/say to_you. Duabus from/about causis occultatur the_truth, or because not/no are capaces listeners, unde: Habeo fine to_you to_say, but not/no canis gate/doorre just/only; or because are contemptores, whence Don't holy dare canibus.
UGNT καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ, εἶπον, οὐκ οἴδαμεν. ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός, οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
(kai apokrithentes tōi Yaʸsou, eipon, ouk oidamen. efaʸ autois kai autos, oude egō legō humin en poia exousia tauta poiō.)
SBL-GNT καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἶπαν· Οὐκ οἴδαμεν. ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός· Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
(kai apokrithentes tōi Yaʸsou eipan; Ouk oidamen. efaʸ autois kai autos; Oude egō legō humin en poia exousia tauta poiō.)
RP-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἶπον, Οὐκ οἴδαμεν. Ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός, Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
(Kai apokrithentes tōi Yaʸsou eipon, Ouk oidamen. Efaʸ autois kai autos, Oude egō legō humin en poia exousia tauta poiō.)
TC-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθέντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ [fn]εἶπον, Οὐκ οἴδαμεν. Ἔφη αὐτοῖς καὶ αὐτός, Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.
(Kai apokrithentes tōi Yaʸsou eipon, Ouk oidamen. Efaʸ autois kai autos, Oude egō legō humin en poia exousia tauta poiō. )
21:27 ειπον ¦ ειπαν NA SBL WH
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
21:27 The leaders lacked integrity and courage to confess what they believed about John. So Jesus’ refusal to answer their original question was fair.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
καὶ
and
The word And introduces what the chief priests and scribes did as a result of what they said to each other. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the result of an action. Alternate translation: [Therefore,] or [So then,]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
οὐκ οἴδαμεν
not ˱we˲_˓have˒_known
The chief priests and elders are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [We do not know where the baptism of John was from]
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν
neither I ˓am˒_telling ˱to˲_you_all
With the words Neither do I tell you, Jesus is indicating that his response is the result of what the Jewish leaders told him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include a word or phrase that introduces a result. Alternate translation: [Then I will not tell you] or [Well then, neither do I tell you]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ
by what authority these_‹things› ˱I˲_˓am˒_doing
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of authority, you could express the same idea in another way. See how you expressed the idea in [21:23](../21/23.md). Alternate translation: [how I am empowered to do these things]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ταῦτα ποιῶ
these_‹things› ˱I˲_˓am˒_doing
The phrase these things refers to what Jesus has done since he arrived in Jerusalem, including driving people out of the temple, healing people, and teaching. See how you translated the similar phrase in [21:23](../21/23.md). Alternate translation: [I teach, heal, and drive people out of the temple]