Luke 20:8

8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

Luke 20:8 in Other Translations

8 And Jesus said unto them,Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. ”

8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.”

8 Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question."

8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

8 Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you why I have the right to do these things."

8 And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

8 Jesus said, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things either."

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, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

7 So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.

10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.