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Matthew 21:27

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So they answered Jesus, 'We honestly don't know.' And Jesus was like, 'Well then, I'm not telling you where my authority comes from either.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the best response to people trying to trap you is to mirror their own energy right back.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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