Luke 19:47

Luke 19:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
• New International Version (NIV)Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,

Context of Luke 19:47

45And Jesus entered the temple grounds and began to drive out those who were selling, 46saying to them, “It is written: ‘And My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to put Him to death, 48and yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

Luke 19:47 word by word

καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ,Read the interlinear

• He was teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• dailyκατάkata · according toG2596
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• in the templeἱερόςhieros · sacredG2413
• but the chiefἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• and the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• and the leadingπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• among the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• were tryingζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to putἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622

Cross-references for Luke 19:47

• Luke 21:37Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
• Matthew 21:23When He entered the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
• Mark 11:27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him,
• John 18:20Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret.
• Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard of the high priest named Caiaphas;
• Mark 11:18And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and they began seeking how to put Him to death; for they were afraid of Him, because all the crowd was astonished at His teaching.
• Mark 12:12And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.
• Mark 14:1Now the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest Him covertly and kill Him;
• John 7:19“Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you seeking to kill Me?”
• John 8:37I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
• John 10:39Therefore they were seeking again to arrest Him, and He eluded their grasp.
• John 11:53So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

Commentaries on Luke 19:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47And he taught daily in the temple - This he did for five or six days before his crucifixion. Some suppose that it was on Monday in the passion week that he thus entered into Jerusalem, and purified the temple; and on Thursday he was seized late at night: during these four days he taught in the temple, and lodged each night at Bethany. See the note on Matthew 21:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Daily in the temple - That is, for five or six days before his crucifixion.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47The clearing of the temple increased opposition to Jesus and helped lead to his death on the cross (see study note on Mark 11:12–25). In Galilee, the main opponents of Jesus were the Pharisees and teachers of religious law. In Jerusalem, the leading priests also opposed him because they controlled the temple. The actions of Jesus against the buying and selling in the temple threatened their authority.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. sought--continued seeking, that is, daily, as He taught.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings