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, but at night he went out to spend the night on the mount called Olivet.

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him.

Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and I have said nothing in secret.

The chief priests

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.

Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?"

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped from their hands.

So from that day on they plotted to put him to death.

General references

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to kill him, for they feared the people.