Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
- 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,
- 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,
- NASB 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,
- 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.
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Quick answer
Jesus teaches daily in the temple while the leaders seek to destroy him. Opposition hardens even as his ministry continues.
Overview
Luke contrasts Jesus's open, public teaching with the secret plotting of the chief priests, scribes, and leaders. Their determination to kill him reveals the depth of official rejection of the Messiah. The verse sets the stage for the conflict that will culminate in the cross.
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- Mark 11:18When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
- Matt 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Mark 11:27–33After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
- Luke 21:37–38Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
- John 11:53–57So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
- John 8:37–40I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
- John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
- Matt 26:3–4At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- John 7:44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.
- Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
- Matt 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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