Luke 19:47
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.”
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“Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him--also the chiefs of the people--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 19:47 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Mark 11:18When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
- Mark 11:27After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
- Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
- Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
- Luke 21:37Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
- John 7:44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
- John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
- John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
- John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
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