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Lu 20:1 Strong Concordance And [2532] it came to pass [1096], that on [1722] one [3391] of those [1565] days [2250], as he [846] taught [1321] the people [2992] in [1722] the temple [2411], and [2532] preached the gospel [2097], the chief priests [749] and [2532] the scribes [1122] came upon [2186] him with [4862] the elders [4245],
  King James And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 21:23-27.
 
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23 And [2532] when he [846] was come [2064] into [1519] the temple [2411], the chief priests [749] and [2532] the elders [4245] of the people [2992] came [4334] unto him [846] as he was teaching [1321], and said [3004], By [1722] what [4169] authority [1849] doest thou [4160] these things [5023]? and [2532] who [5101] gave [1325] thee [4671] this [5026] authority [1849]?
24 And [1161] Jesus [2424] answered [611] and said [2036] unto them [846], I also [2504] will ask [2065] you [5209] one [1520] thing [3056], which [3739] if [1437] ye tell [2036] me [3427], I in like wise [2504] will tell [2046] you [5213] by [1722] what [4169] authority [1849] I do [4160] these things [5023].
25 The baptism [908] of John [2491], whence [4159] was it [2258]? from [1537] heaven [3772], or [2228] of [1537] men [444]? And [1161] they reasoned [1260] with [3844] themselves [1438], saying [3004], If [1437] we shall say [2036], From [1537] heaven [3772]; he will say [2046] unto us [2254], Why [1302] did ye [4100] not [3756] then [3767] believe [4100] him [846]?
26 But [1161] if [1437] we shall say [2036], Of [1537] men [444]; we fear [5399] the people [3793]; for [1063] all [3956] hold [2192] John [2491] as [5613] a prophet [4396].
27 And [2532] they answered [611] Jesus [2424], and said [2036], We cannot [3756] tell [1492]. And [2532] he [846] said [5346] unto them [846], Neither [3761] tell [3004] I [1473] you [5213] by [1722] what [4169] authority [1849] I do [4160] these things [5023].
27 And [2532] they come [2064] again [3825] to [1519] Jerusalem [2414]: and [2532] as he [846] was walking [4043] in [1722] the temple [2411], there come [2064] to [4314] him [846] the chief priests [749], and [2532] the scribes [1122], and [2532] the elders [4245],
23 And [2532] when he [846] was come [2064] into [1519] the temple [2411], the chief priests [749] and [2532] the elders [4245] of the people [2992] came [4334] unto him [846] as he was teaching [1321], and said [3004], By [1722] what [4169] authority [1849] doest thou [4160] these things [5023]? and [2532] who [5101] gave [1325] thee [4671] this [5026] authority [1849]?
47 And [2532] he taught [2258] [1321] daily [2596] [2250] in [1722] the temple [2411]. But [1161] the chief priests [749] and [2532] the scribes [1122] and [2532] the chief [4413] of the people [2992] sought [2212] to destroy [622] him [846],