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 Living Translation (NLT)After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him.

Context of Luke 19:47

45Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, 46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, 48and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he taughtεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• dailyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dailyκατάkata · according toG2596
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• the chiefπρῶτοςprōtos · first: bestG4413
• of the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to destroyἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 19:47

• Luke 21:37And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.
• Matthew 21:23Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
• Mark 11:27Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
• John 18:20Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
• Mark 11:18And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
• Mark 12:12And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
• Mark 14:1After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death.
• John 7:19Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”
• John 8:37“I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
• John 10:39Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
• John 11:53Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

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