19:47 Jesus 1 was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law 2 and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate 3 him, 19:48 but 4 they could not find a way to do it, 5 for all the people hung on his words. 6
1 tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
3 tn Grk “to destroy.”
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
5 tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”
6 sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.