And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,
Parallel translations
- WEB In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
- KJV Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
- BSB In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
- NKJV Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples,
- NLT Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,
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Quick answer
In front of all the people, Jesus turns to teach His disciples about the religious leaders.
Overview
The setting is public, in the temple courts, as Jesus addresses His followers within earshot of the crowds. He shifts from debate to warning, exposing the hypocrisy of the scribes. This prepares for His sober rebuke of empty, self-serving religion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Matt 23:1–2Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
- Mark 8:34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- 1 Tim 5:20Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
- Mark 12:38–39In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
- Matt 15:10He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
- Matt 23:5–7But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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