Mark

Mark 11:27–28

²⁷After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him. ²⁸“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

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Mark 11:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After their return	ἔρχονται	erchontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hierosolyma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
was walking	περιπατοῦντος	peripatountos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερῷ	hierō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	archiereis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G749 high priest, chief priest
scribes	γραμματεῖς	grammateis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
elders	πρεσβύτεροι	presbyteroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
came up	ἔρχονται	erchontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Mark 11:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By	Ἐν	En	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
what	ποίᾳ	poia	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4169 of what sort
authority	ἐξουσίᾳ	exousia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
are You doing	ποιεῖς	poieis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
these things	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
they asked	ἔλεγον	elegon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
You	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
authority	ἐξουσίαν	exousian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
do	ποιῇς	poiēs	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make

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Mark 11:27 Luke 20:1–8 · Matthew 21:23–27 · Psalm 2:1–5 · Acts 4:27–28 · John 18:20 · John 10:23 · Mark 14:1 · Acts 4:5–8 · Malachi 3:1

Mark 11:28 Exodus 2:14 · Numbers 16:3 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 7:27–28 · Numbers 16:13 · Acts 7:38–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.