LUKE 19:47 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And he was teaching each day in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the first of the people were seeking to destroy him,

UST Each day during that week, Jesus was teaching people at the temple. The chief priests, the teachers of religious laws, and other Jewish leaders were trying to find a way to kill him.

BLB And He was teaching every day in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the foremost of the people were seeking to destroy Him.

AICNT And he was teaching daily [in the temple].[fn] But the chief priests and the scribes sought to destroy him, and the leaders of the people,

19:47, in the temple: Absent from ℵ(01).

OEB ¶ Jesus continued to teach each day in the Temple Courts; but the chief priests and teachers of the Law were eager to take his life, and so also were the leaders of the people.

WEBBE He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men amongst the people sought to destroy him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

LSV And He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy Him—also the chiefs of the people—

FBV He was teaching in the Temple every day. The chief priests, the religious teachers, and the leaders of the people were trying to kill him.

TCNT Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him, and so were the prominent leaders among the people.

T4T Each day during that week Jesus was teaching people in the Temple courtyard. The chief priests and the men who taught the Jewish laws and other Jewish leaders tried to find a way to kill him.

LEB And he was teaching every day in the temple courts,[fn] and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.

19:47 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself

BBE And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death;

Moff Day after day he taught within the temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, and so did the leaders of the people,

Wymth And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

ASV And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

DRA And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him:

YLT And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him — also the chiefs of the people —

Drby And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

RV And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

SLT And he was teaching in the day in the temple. And the chief priests and scribes and the first of the people sought to destroy him,

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

KJB-1769 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

KJB-1611 And he taught daily in the Temple. But the chiefe Priestes and the Scribes, and the chiefe of the people sought to destroy him,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And he taught dayly in the temple. But the hye priestes and the scribes, & the chiefe of the people, went about to destroy hym,
(And he taught daily in the temple. But the high priests and the scribes, and the chief of the people, went about to destroy him,)

Gnva And he taught dayly in the Temple. And the hie Priests and the Scribes, and the chiefe of the people sought to destroy him.
(And he taught daily in the Temple. And the high Priests and the Scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him. )

Cvdl And he taught daylie in the teple. But the hye prestes and the scrybes and the chefest of ye people wente aboute to destroye him,
(And he taught daily in the teple. But the high priests and the scribes and the chefest of ye/you_all people went about to destroy him,)

TNT And he taught dayly in the temple. The hye Prestes and the Scribes and the chefe of the people went about to destroye him:
(And he taught daily in the temple. The high Priests and the Scribes and the chief of the people went about to destroy him: )

Wycl And he was techynge euerydai in the temple. And the princis of prestis, and the scribis, and the princis of the puple souyten to lese hym;
(And he was teachinge everydai in the temple. And the princes of priests, and the scribes, and the princes of the people sought to lese him;)

Luth Und lehrte täglich im Tempel. Aber die Hohenpriester und Schriftgelehrten und die Vornehmsten im Volk trachteten ihm nach, daß sie ihn umbrächten,
(And lehrte daily in_the temple. But the high_priest and scribes and the most_distinguished_(one) in_the people sought him after, that they/she/them him/it kill,)

ClVg Et erat docens quotidie in templo. Principes autem sacerdotum, et scribæ, et princeps plebis quærebant illum perdere:[fn]
(And was teaching daily in/into/on temple. Leaders however priests, and scribes/clerks, and prince of_the_people they_were_looking_for him to_lose: )

19.47 Et erat docens. Domus Dei est conscientia fidelium, quam facit speluncam latronum qui, relicta simplicitate sanctitatis, illud meditatur agere, unde proximum innocentem possit lædere. Sed econtra Dominus mentes fidelium ad cavenda mala erudit. Quærebant illum perdere. Ideo non poterant illum perdere, quia timebant tumultum populi, vel ideo volebant perdere, quia, neglecto, suo magisterio, totum populum videbant ad ejus doctrinam confluere.

19.47 And was teaching. House of_God it_is conscience faithful, how he_does cavem latronum who, abandoned simplicity sanctitatis, it/this/that meditatur to_act, from_where/who next_door innocent can lædere. But econtra Master minds faithful to cavenda evil instructs. Whichrebant him to_lose. Therefore/For_that_reason not/no they_could him to_lose, because they_were_afraid uproar of_the_people, or therefore/for_that_reason they_wanted to_lose, because, neglecto, his_own teaching, whole the_people seebant to his teaching confluere.

UGNT καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ’ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ; οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ,
(kai aʸn didaskōn to kath’ haʸmeran en tōi hierōi; hoi de arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis ezaʸtoun auton apolesai kai hoi prōtoi tou laou,)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ,
(Kai aʸn didaskōn to kathʼ haʸmeran en tōi hierōi; hoi de arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis ezaʸtoun auton apolesai kai hoi prōtoi tou laou,)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ' ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι, καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ·
(Kai aʸn didaskōn to kath' haʸmeran en tōi hierōi; hoi de arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis ezaʸtoun auton apolesai, kai hoi prōtoi tou laou;)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι, καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ·
(Kai aʸn didaskōn to kath haʸmeran en tōi hierōi; hoi de arⱪiereis kai hoi grammateis ezaʸtoun auton apolesai, kai hoi prōtoi tou laou; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 19:45–48: Jesus expelled sellers from the temple courtyard

In this section, Jesus went to the temple in the city of Jerusalem. There he drove out the people who were selling things in the temple area. Then he quoted what God said in Isaiah 56:7: God intended his temple to be a place of prayer. Then Jesus told them that in contrast, they had made it “a den of robbers.” This is a reference to Jeremiah 7:11, where God used this phrase to accuse people who had done evil things in his temple. By using this phrase, Jesus implied that the sellers were cheating people and working against God’s purpose for the temple.

At the end of this section, Luke summarized the events of the next few days. Jesus taught in the temple. The Jewish leaders were angry and wanted to kill him. But they could not do it because he was surrounded by many people who listened eagerly to his teachings.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus Goes to the Temple (GNT)

Jesus Clears the Temple (NLT)

Jesus sends the merchants from the temple

Parallel passages for this section occur in Matthew 21:12–17, Mark 11:15–18, and John 2:13–16.

Paragraph 19:47–48

This paragraph provides background information for the events in chapter 20. Use a natural way in your language to translate this as background information.

19:47a

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day,

¶ After that, he taught the people every day in the temple area.
¶ And each day, Jesus continued to teach God’s word in the temple courtyard.

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day: The verb form that the BSB translates as Jesus was teaching describes a continual or repeated action. In the short period between Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and his arrest, his main activity each day was teaching in the temple courts. One way to say this could be:

He spent/passed his days teaching in the temple.

…he taught daily in the Temple. (NLT96)

Each day, Jesus kept on teaching in the temple. (CEV)

In some languages, it may be necessary to make explicit what Jesus taught and whom he taught. For example:

He was teaching God’s message/word to the people in the temple every day.

at the temple: The Greek word that the BSB translates as temple here is the same word that was translated as “temple courts” in 19:45a. It refers to the temple courtyard, not the temple building. See the note on “the temple courts” at 19:45a for more information and suggestions for translating temple.

19:47b

but the chief priests, scribes,

But the leading/ruling priests and the teachers of the law,
The leaders of the priests, the experts in the law,

19:47c

and leaders of the people

along with the leading/prominent Jewish citizens,
and the other important men together

19:47d

were intent on killing Him.

were trying to think of a way to kill him.
continued to seek an opportunity to cause Jesus to be killed.

19:47b–d

but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him: The BSB begins this clause with the conjunction but to indicate a contrast between what Jesus was doing and what the leaders were doing. Jesus was teaching in the temple, and the leaders were trying to find a way to kill him. Many English versions do not have a conjunction here. Begin the statement in a natural way in your language.

the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people: Three groups of people are mentioned here. Together they represent the leaders of the Jewish people.

chief priests: A Jewish “priest” was a man who offered sacrifices to God on behalf of the people. He also performed other rituals for them. The phrase chief priests refers to the leaders among these priests. They were important officers of the temple and served as part of a permanent temple staff. Some ways to translate chief priests are:

the leading/ruling priests

the elders among the Jewish sacrificers

the most prominent priests

See how you translated chief priests in 9:22. See also priest in the Glossary for more information.

scribes: The Greek word that the BSB translates as scribes refers to men who studied, interpreted, and taught the law of Moses. This word is sometimes translated as “teachers of the law,” as in the NIV. The original work of these men was to copy the laws of Moses by hand. In New Testament times, this was no longer their main task.

Some ways to translate this term are:

teachers of the Law of Moses (CEV)

teachers of religious law (NLT)

experts on the law

See how you translated scribes in 15:2.

leaders of the people: This probably refers to a group of leaders in Jewish society. They were the heads of important families. They are probably the same group that is described as “elders” in 9:22, 20:1, and 22:52.In the Greek text, the “leaders of the people” is not joined in a list with “the chief priests” and “scribes.” Rather, it comes last in the sentence. So a literal rending of the Greek would be: “The chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him—and the leaders of the people.”The leaders of the people may be separated like this and put last to show that they were a new group that had recently joined the others to oppose Jesus. Most English versions join the three groups together in a list, but you might choose to keep a slight separation. For example, you might say: “The chief priests and scribes, with the support of the leading citizens, wanted to bring about his death” (REB), or, “The chief priests and experts of the law were seeking a way to have him killed. The leading men among the people joined them.”

Some ways to translate this are:

elders

leading/important men among the people

were intent on killing Him: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as were intent on killing Him indicates that the leaders were trying to think of a way to kill Jesus that would not cause the ordinary people to oppose them. The NIV and NASB say that they were “trying” to kill Jesus, but this does not mean they had already attempted to kill him but had been unsuccessful.

The tense of the verb in Greek implies continuing action. They continually searched for a way to do this. Some English versions make this explicit. For example:

The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him (NRSV)

killing Him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as killing here means “causing to be killed.” The Jewish leaders probably did not intend to kill Jesus themselves, but rather to find a way to make the Roman authorities want to execute him. It may be clearer to say:

bring about his death (REB)

have him killed (CEV)

cause him to be killed

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ

in the temple

Only priests were allowed to enter the temple building, so Luke means that Jesus was teaching in the temple courtyard. Luke is using the word for the entire building to refer to one part of it. Alternate translation: [in the temple courtyard]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἦν διδάσκων τό καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ οἱ δέ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτόν ἀπολέσαι καί οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ)

Luke uses the word And to introduce background information that will help readers understand what happens next in the story. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ

the the the leaders ˱of˲_the people

Luke is using the adjective first as a noun in order to indicate a type of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. The term is plural. Alternate translation: [the leaders of the people] or [many prominent people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor