Mat 21:23 | ESV | STEP | And 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 ?

aFor ver. 23-27, see Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8

‏ Matthew 21:23

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

23 ^aAnd when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him ^bas he was teaching, and said, ^c“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”