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Luke 19:47–48

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19:47Jesus134 was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law135 and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate136 him, 19:48but137 they could not find a way to do it,138 for all the people hung on his words.139

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  1. 134 Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. 135 Grk “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
  3. 136 Grk “to destroy.” The action at the temple was the last straw. In their view, if Jesus could cause trouble in the holy place, then he must be stopped, so the leaders were seeking to assassinate him.
  4. 137 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  5. 138 Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”
  6. 139 All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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, but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

NLTNew Living Translation

After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he was teaching every day in the temple courts, and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him. And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to what they were hearing from him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.