When he had come into the temple, the chief Kohanim and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, *By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?*
Luke 19:47 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief Kohanim and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy 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 had come into the temple, the chief Kohanim and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, *By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?*
In that hour Yeshua said to the multitudes, *Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.
The chief Kohanim and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
It was now two days before the feast of the Pesach and the matzah, and the chief Kohanim and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.*
They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
The chief Kohanim and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
Yeshua answered him, *I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where the Jews always meet. I said nothing in secret.
Didn't Moshe give you the Torah, and yet none of you keeps the Torah? Why do you seek to kill me?*