Discovery BoxMatthew 21:15 
Context21:15 But when the chief priests and the experts in the law 1 saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts, 2 “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant
Matthew 21:23
ContextThe Authority of Jesus
21:23 Now after Jesus 3 entered the temple courts, 4 the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority 5 are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
1 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
2 tn Grk “crying out in the temple [courts] and saying.” The participle λέγοντας (legontas) is somewhat redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.
3 tn Grk “he.”
4 tn Grk “the temple.”
5 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1
