Luke 19:47

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Summary

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

Taught

The chief priests

General references

Luke 22:2

Bible References

Taught

And every day he was teaching in the Temple and every night he went out to the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives to take his rest.

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.

The chief priests

Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death:

Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.

Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.

And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

General references

And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.