Luke 20:1

Now it happened on one of those days, as He was teaching and evangelizing the people in the temple, that the priests and scribes came to Him with the elders

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And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

In Context

2and addressed Him, saying, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things; or who is he who gave you this authority?”

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Cross References

Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd: “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a bandit, to arrest me? I used to sit daily with you in the temple, teaching, and you did not seize me.

Luke 8:1Now it happened after this that He started going around town by town, village by village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God, and the twelve were with Him;

John 18:20Jesus answered him: “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogue and temple, where the Jews always congregate, and I have spoken nothing in secret.

Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon him they seized him, and brought him in to the Sanhedrin;

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:1

In this chapter we have, I. Christ's answer to the chief priests' question concerning his authority, ver. 1-8 . II. The parable of the vineyard let out to the unjust and rebellious husbandmen, ver. 9-19 . III. Christ's answer to the question proposed to him concerning the lawfulness of paying tribute to Cæsar, ver. 20-26 . IV. His vindication of that great fundamental doctrine of the Jewish and Christian institutes—the resurrection of the dead and the future state, from the foolish cavils of the Sadducees, ver.… Read the whole commentary →

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