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Example sentences for "what authority"

  • By what authority, then, have the committee undertaken to investigate the course of the President in regard to the convention which framed the Lecompton constitution?

  • That's a dreadful accusation," said the rabbi; "by what authority do you make such a statement?

  • By what authority do you utter those words, you scoundrel?

  • By what authority do you make this assertion?

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

  • Neither And Jesus answering saith unto tell I you by what authority I them, Neither do I tell you by do these things.

  • I marvel," he said, "that we listen so long without first asking this Prophet by what authority he sayeth these things, or what sign he can work in Heaven to prove his authority.

  • When they asked him by what authority he did that which he did, he would not tell them; but they must first tell him whether the baptism of John were from heaven or no; which question they feared to answer.

  • It seemed that they had been questioning him who he was and by what authority he taught these things.

  • He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things?

  • I know not on what authority, as "coupes sans anses vernies ou laquées d'or.

  • Indeed, D'Ohsson says that the first Gurkhan was a Buddhist, though on what authority is not clear.

  • Paulus Jovius in the 16th century says, I know not on what authority, that Kermán was then celebrated for the fine temper of its steel in scimitars and lance-points.

  • Follett applied for a rule to shew cause why a quo warranto should not be filed calling upon Mr. Thomas Brightwell to show by what authority he claimed to exercise the office of Alderman.

  • This was an information in the nature of a quo warranto, calling upon the defendant to show by what authority he exercised the office of Alderman.

  • Iesus answered, and said unto them: I will also ask of you a certain thing, and answer ye me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • And Iesus answered, and said unto them: neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things.

  • He likewise said unto them: neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • Iesus answered, and said unto them: I also will ask of you a certain question, which if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Then said he also to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

  • Then Jesus answering said unto them, I also will ask you one question; and answer me; and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Then Jesus answering, said to them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye answer me, then will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • And Jesus in reply said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • If he asks me, By what authority I take upon me thus to reason?

  • I being an officer, have apprehended it, and put it in the stocks, and there will keep it, till I see by what authority it has leave to pass and repass as it lists, among the godly in this land.

  • Wherefore, seeing the words of the Lord be so plain, how, or by what authority, will this wise counsellor then approve this his counsel which he doth give?

  • And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

  • And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • The chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching and asked, By what authority do you do these things?

  • Jesus responded, Neither, then, do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • Jesus then said, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • They questioned Him and said, By what authority do thou do these things?

  • On what authority, then, is the literal meaning of the first rejected, while in the other it is retained and believed?

  • If it be replied, that this was figurative language, while the latter is literal description; I again inquire, By what authority or according to what rule is this distinction made?

  • Now the question is, to what authority or kingdom do these predictions refer?


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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