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Luke 19:47

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

KJV

Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ’ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ,

Greek NT

Et erat docens quotidie in templo. Principes autem sacerdotum, et scribæ, et princeps plebis quærebant illum perdere :

Vulgate

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:

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γραμματεύς
grammateus
noun · 64×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διδάσκω
didasko
verb · 97×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
ἀπόλλυμι
apollumi
verb · 90×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ἱερόν
ieron
noun · 72×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 7:14 — Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
  • Luke 20:19 — And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Luke 21:37 — And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
  • Mark 11:18 — And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
  • Mark 11:27 — And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
  • Matt 21:23 — And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this autho
  • Matt 26:55 — In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
  • Ps 37:32 — The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.