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Mark 11:28

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were saying” (ἔλεγον) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Or” (ἢ) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they say” (λέγουσιν) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγονelegonsayλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἘνenByἐνpreposition — “By”G1722in, on, among.Byποίᾳpoiawhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “what”, the to- or for-formG4169of what sort.whatἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityἐξουσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the to- or for-formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.authorityταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsποιεῖςpoieisdoποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.τίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἔδωκενedōkento giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsποιῇςpoiēsto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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λέγουσινlegousinsayλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.καὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they say to him, 'By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?

Young’s Literal Translation

and they say to him, 'By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

World English Bible

and they began saying to him, “By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

Darby Translation

and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things?

Douay-Rheims

And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? and who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things?

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