Mark 11:29

29 So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

Mark 11:29 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:29

And Jesus answered and said unto them
Being not in the least intimidated by such a body of men:

I will also ask of you one question;
or "one word", or "one thing"; (logov) , here answers to the Hebrew word (rbd) , which signifies both "word" and "thing":

and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these
things; (See Gill on Matthew 21:24).

Mark 11:29 In-Context

27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And [as] he was walking in the temple [courts], the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him

28 and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

29 So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

30 The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

31 And they began to discuss [this] with one another, saying, "What should we say? If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'