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Luke 20:19

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20:19Then42 the experts in the law43 and the chief priests wanted to arrest44 him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But45 they were afraid of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 42 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. 43 Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
  3. 44 Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”
  4. 45 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay their hands on him at that same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.