Luke 20:1

And it was done in one of the days, when he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel [or evangelizing], the princes of (the) priests, and [the] scribes came together with the elder men; (And it was done on one of the days, when he taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel or the Good News, or evangelized, the high priests, and the scribes came together with the elders;)

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In The King James Version

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 they said to him, Say to us, in what power thou doest these things, or who is he that gave to thee this power?

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:1Forsooth to the sons of Aaron these portions shall be; the sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar; (And these shall be the divisions of the sons of Aaron; Aaron’s sons were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;)

Matthew 26:55In that hour Jesus said to the people, As to a thief ye have gone out, with swords and bats, [or staves], to take (hold of) me; day by day I sat among you, and taught in the temple, and ye held me not. (At that time Jesus said to the people, Ye have gone out like after a thief, with swords and bats, or clubs, to seize me; yet day after day I sat among you, and taught in the Temple, and ye did not seize me then.)

Luke 8:1And it was done afterward, and Jesus made journey by cities and castles (or by towns and villages), preaching and evangelizing the realm of God, and (the) twelve with him;

John 18:20Jesus answered to him, I have spoken openly to the world; I taught evermore in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither all the Jews came together, and in huddles [or in private] I spake nothing. (Jesus answered to him, I have spoken openly to all the world; I always taught in the synagogue, and at the Temple, where all the Jews came together, and I never said anything in private.)

Acts 6:12And so they moved together the people, and the elder men (or the elders), and the scribes; and they came together, and took (hold of) him, and brought (him) into the council.

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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