When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority? ’
Luke 19:47 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to kill him, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He continued to teach day after day in the temple [porches and courts]. The chief priests and scribes and the leading men of the people were seeking to put Him to death, American Standard Version (1901) And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: Common English Bible Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests, the legal experts, and the foremost leaders among the people were seeking to kill him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him: |
When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority? ’
At that time Jesus said to the crowds, ‘Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me.
The chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.
They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a cunning way to arrest Jesus and kill him.
Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.’
but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.
Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on him that very hour, because they knew he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
Then they were trying again to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
‘I have spoken openly to the world,’ Jesus answered him. ‘I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I haven’t spoken anything in secret.
Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me? ’