When he had entered the temple courts, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
Luke 19:47 - Y'all Version Bible He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were trying 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 entered the temple courts, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have y’all come out with swords and clubs to capture me like a robber? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.
The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and began considering how they might kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
Then they tried to seize him, but they feared the crowd, for they perceived that he spoken the parable against them. They left him and went away.
Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might arrest him secretly and kill him.
Every day I was with y’all in the temple teaching, and y’all didn’t arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”
They couldn’t find a way to do it, because all the people were hanging on him, listening.
The scribes and chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they feared the people.
Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
Didn’t Moses give y’all the law? Yet none of y’all keeps the law? Why are y’all trying to kill me?”