Luke 19:47-48

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 

[19:47]  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.

[19:47]  ² tn Grk “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[19:47]  ³ tn Grk “to destroy.”

[19:48]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[19:48]  ⁵ tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”

[19:48]  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.