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Matthew 21:24

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 21:24

Verse 24 of 46

Scripture focus

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 21:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 21:24

Theological / Devotional

I also will ask you. The procedure of answering one question by propounding another was approved in rabbinical debates. The counterquestion was supposedly designed to point the way to the answer of the original question. Jesus now adopted this mode of reply.

One thing. In reality Jesus was not evading the issue, for their answer to His question would, in principle, provide also an answer to their own question. The wisdom and skill with which Jesus met the challenge was an additional evidence of His divinity.

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