Luke 19:47

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

46He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.48Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

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Berean Standard Bible
Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
American Standard Version (1901)
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:
Bible in Basic English
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;
Douay-Rheims 1899
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:
Free Bible Version
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.
Geneva Bible 1599
And he taught dayly in the Temple. And the hie Priests and the Scribes, and the chiefe of the people sought to destroy him.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
One Unity Resource Bible
He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the Torah-Teachers and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
Translation for Translators
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.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leaders of the people wanted to kill him,
Noah Webster Bible
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
World English Bible
He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
Young's Literal Translation
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 —