The Authority of Jesus Questioned^(A)

²³ Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority^(B) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”

²⁸ “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”

² “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”^(A)