Matthew 21:22-24

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²²And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

The Authority of Jesus Questioned

²³And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”^[a] ²⁴Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Footnotes

21.23 They object to the assumption of authority implicit in the manner of his entry into the city and in his expulsion of the sellers from the temple.

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