Luke 20:8

Then ¹  Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you ²  by whose authority ³  I do these things.”

Job 5:12,13; Pr 26:4,5; Mt 15:14; Mt 16:4; Mt 21:27; Mr 11:33; Lu 22:68

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven.

³ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 2.