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Luke 20:19

NETBible	Then¹ the experts in the law² and the chief priests wanted to arrest³ him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But⁴ they were afraid of the people.
NIV © biblegateway Luk 20:19	The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 20:19	The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 20:19	When the teachers of religious law and the leading priests heard this story, they wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was pointing at them––that they were the farmers in the story. But they were afraid there would be a riot if they arrested him.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 20:19	The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 20:19	And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 20:19	When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 20:19	And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people––for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
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KJV	And <2532> the chief priests <749> and <2532> the scribes <1122> the same <1722> <846> hour <5610> sought <2212> (5656) to lay <1911> (5629) hands <5495> on <1909> him <846>_; and <2532> they feared <5399> (5675) the people <2992>_: for <1063> they perceived <1097> (5627) that <3754> he had spoken <2036> (5627) this <5026> parable <3850> against <4314> them <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 20:19	The scribes <1122> and the chief <749> priests <749> tried <2212> to lay <1911> hands <5495> on Him that very <846> hour <5610> , and they feared <5399> the people <2992> ; for they understood <1097> that He spoke <3004> this <3778> parable <3850> against <4314> them.
NET [draft] ITL	Then <2532> the experts in the law <1122> and <2532> the chief priests <749> wanted <2212> to arrest <1911> him <846> that <846> very hour <5610> , because <1063> they realized <1097> he had told <2036> this <3778> parable <3850> against <4314> them <846> . But <2532> they were afraid <5399> of the people <2992> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ ezhthsan <2212> (5656) V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM grammateiv <1122> N-NPM kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM arciereiv <749> N-NPM epibalein <1911> (5629) V-2AAN ep <1909> PREP auton <846> P-ASM tav <3588> T-APF ceirav <5495> N-APF en <1722> PREP auth <846> P-DSF th <3588> T-DSF wra <5610> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ efobhyhsan <5399> (5675) V-AOI-3P ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM egnwsan <1097> (5627) V-2AAI-3P gar <1063> CONJ oti <3754> CONJ prov <4314> PREP autouv <846> P-APM eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF parabolhn <3850> N-ASF tauthn <3778> D-ASF

NETBible

Then¹ the experts in the law² and the chief priests wanted to arrest³ him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But⁴ they were afraid of the people.

NET Notes

¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

²tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

³tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

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