Luke 20:8

8 Then Jesus replied, " Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things."

Luke 20:8 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:8

And Jesus said unto them
Since they would not give him a direct answer to his question:

neither tell I you by what authority I do these things;
nor was there any need of it; they might easily perceive by what he had said, from whence he professed to have received his authority, from God, and not men; (See Gill on Matthew 21:27).

Luke 20:8 In-Context

6 But if we say, ‘It's of human origin,' all the people will stone us to death because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

7 They answered that they didn't know where it came from.

8 Then Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things."

9 Jesus told the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, rented it to tenant farmers, and went on a trip for a long time.

10 When it was time, he sent a servant to collect from the tenants his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants sent him away, beaten and empty-handed.