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

Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,

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

The chief priests

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

They tried to seize him, but they feared the crowd; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you keeps the Law? Why do you seek to kill me?"

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

They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

So from that day on they plotted to kill him.

General references

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the people.