Mark 11:18

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Summary

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

And

John 11:53

Astonished

Bible References

And

Then the Pharisees went out and held a consultation with the Herodians against Him, to put Him to death.

Then they were trying to have Him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He aimed this story at them. And so they left Him and went away.

Now the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days later. So the high priests and scribes kept looking for some way to arrest Him by stratagem and have Him put to death,

But because the high priests and scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Welcome the Son of David," they were indignant

Then the high priests and the elders of the people met in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

So He was teaching daily in the temple, and the high priests and the scribes and the leading men of the people were trying to destroy Him,

So from that day they plotted to kill Jesus.

Astonished

And they were dumbfounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them like one who had authority to teach, and not like the scribes.

When Jesus had closed this address, the result was that the crowds were dumbfounded at His teaching,

So they all began to speak well of Him and to wonder at the gracious words that fell from His lips, and yet they continued to say, "Is He not Joseph's son?"

The officers answered, "No man ever talked as He does!"