Quotes about Authority
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
— Mark 10:42
The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
— Mark 11:6
Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
— Mark 11:14
As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
— Mark 11:20
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
— Mark 11:28
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
— Mark 11:29
John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
— Mark 11:30
They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
— Mark 11:31
But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
— Mark 11:32
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
— Mark 11:33
Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
— Mark 12:4
He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
— Mark 12:5