καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἔχων τὴν ἐλπίδα ταύτην ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ

ἁγνίζει (ηεͅσηεͅιτ πυριφιεσ) ἑαυτόν,

καθὼς ἐκεῖνος ἁγνός (πυρε) ἐστιν.

ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς (you do);

ἢ τίς σοι ἔδωκεν (he/she/it gave) τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην

ἵνα ταῦτα ποιῇς (you might do);

By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave this authority to you in order that you might do these things?