Luke 19:47

And he was teaching day by day in the temple; but, the High-priests and the Scribes, also the chiefs of the people, were seeking to destroy him,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

In Context

46saying unto them—It is written, And, my house, shall be, a house of prayer; but, ye, have made, it, a den of robbers.

48and could not find what they might do, for, the people, one and all, were hanging upon him, as they hearkened.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:23And, when he, entered, the temple, the Chief-priests and the Elders of the people, came unto him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority, these things, art thou doing? and, who, to thee, gave, this authority?

Matthew 26:55In that hour, said Jesus unto the multitudes: As against a robber, came ye forth, with swords and clubs, to arrest me? Daily in the temple, used I to sit teaching, and ye secured me not;

Mark 11:27And they come again into Jerusalem. And, as he is walking in the temple, the High-priests and the Scribes and the Elders come unto him,

Mark 14:1Now it was the Passover and the Unleavened [cakes], after two days. And the High-priests and Scribes were seeking, how, with guile, they might secure, and lay him;

John 7:19Did not, Moses, give you the law? And yet, not one of you, doeth the law!—Why, seek ye, to slay, me?

John 8:37I know that ye are, seed of Abraham; but ye are seeking to kill me, because, my word, findeth no place in you.

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:42-48

The Doom of Jerusalem Lamented; The Doom of Jerusalem Foretold. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not… Read the whole commentary →

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