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Luke 20:1

And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and telling the good tidings, that the High-priests and the Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him, -

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Instruction;   Thompson Chain Reference - Divinity;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Evangelist;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heal, Health;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Authority of Christ;   Consciousness;   Elder (2);   Gospel (2);   Passion Week;   Temple (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Evangelist;   Glad Tidings;   Lawyer;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel, the chiefe Priests and the Scribes came vpon him, with the Elders,
King James Version
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
English Standard Version
One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up
New American Standard Bible
On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,
New Century Version
One day Jesus was in the Temple, teaching the people and telling them the Good News. The leading priests, teachers of the law, and elders came up to talk with him,
Amplified Bible
On one of the days, as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [area] and preaching the good news (gospel), the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders confronted Him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,
Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that on one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up to Him,
Berean Standard Bible
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
Contemporary English Version
One day, Jesus was teaching in the temple and telling the good news. So the chief priests, the teachers, and the nation's leaders
Complete Jewish Bible
One day, as Yeshua was teaching the people at the Temple, making known the Good News, the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers, along with the elders, came up to him
Darby Translation
And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,
Easy-to-Read Version
One day Jesus was in the Temple area teaching the people. He was telling them the Good News. The leading priests, teachers of the law, and older Jewish leaders came to talk to Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel, the hie Priests and the Scribes came vpon him with the Elders,
George Lamsa Translation
AND it came to pass on one of the days, while he was teaching the people and preaching in the temple, the high priests and the scribes with the elders rose up against him.
Good News Translation
One day when Jesus was in the Temple teaching the people and preaching the Good News, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law, together with the elders, came
Lexham English Bible
And it happened that on one of the days while he was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders
Literal Translation
And it happened on one of those days, as He was teaching the people and proclaiming the gospel in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes came up, along with the elders,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
Bible in Basic English
And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
Hebrew Names Version
It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the chief Kohanim and Sofrim came to him with the Zakenim.
International Standard Version
One day while he was teaching the people in the temple and telling them the good news, the high priests and the scribes came with the eldersMatthew 21:23;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
AND it was on one of the days, while he taught the people in the temple and evangelized, the chief priests and scribes with the elders rose up against him,
Murdock Translation
And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching, the chief priests and Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught ye people in the temple, & preached the Gospell, the hie priestes and the scribes came vpo hym, with the elders.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
World English Bible
It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, that the chief priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
Weymouth's New Testament
On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don in oon of the daies, whanne he tauyte the puple in the temple, and prechide the gospel, the princis of preestis and scribis camen togidere with the elder men;
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came on him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him], with the elders,
New English Translation
Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up
New King James Version
Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33">[xr] Now it happened on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him
New Living Translation
One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.
New Life Bible
As He was teaching and preaching the Good News, the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and the elders came.
New Revised Standard
One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass that on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together,
Revised Standard Version
One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And yt fortuned in one of those dayes as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospell: the hye prestes and the scribes came with the elders
Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it fortuned one of those dayes, whan he taught the people in the teple, and preached the Gospell, the hye prestes and scrybes came to him with the Elders,
Mace New Testament (1729)
One day, as he was instructing the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests, and the Scribes, with the rulers came up to him,
THE MESSAGE
One day he was teaching the people in the Temple, proclaiming the Message. The high priests, religion scholars, and leaders confronted him and demanded, "Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to speak and act like this?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
One day Jesus was teaching in the main church and telling folks about the good news. Many church leaders and preachers came up to him and asked,

Contextual Overview

1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and telling the good tidings, that the High-priests and the Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him, - 2 and spake, saying, unto him - Tell us, by what authority, these things, thou art doing, and, who, is it, that gave thee this authority. 3 And answering, he said unto them - I too, will question, you, as to a matter, - and tell me! 4 The immersion of John, Of heaven, was it, or of men? 5 And they deliberated together by themselves, saying - If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore did ye not believe him? 6 But, if we say, Of men, the people, one and all, will stone us, for, persuaded, they are, that, John, was, a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they knew not whence. 8 And, Jesus, said unto them - Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Luke 19:47, Luke 19:48, Mark 11:27, John 18:20

the chief: 1 Chronicles 24:1-31

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 26:2 - Stand Haggai 2:7 - I will fill Matthew 4:23 - the gospel Matthew 21:15 - when Matthew 21:23 - when Mark 12:35 - while Mark 14:49 - was John 2:18 - seeing Acts 4:5 - rulers

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
And it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, - as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram came up out of Egypt he and his wife and all that he had and Lot with him, towards the South.
Genesis 14:7
So they returned and came in unto En-mishpat, the same, is Kadish, and smote all the field of the Amalekites, - and the Amorites also that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar,
Genesis 16:1
But Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children, - she had, however, an Egyptian handmaid, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:7
And the messenger of Yahweh b found her by the fountain of water in the desert, - by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 16:14
On this account, is the well called, the well of the life of vision, lo! it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 18:1
And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre, - as, he, was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day.
Genesis 20:13
And so it came to pass when the Gods caused me to wander from my fathers house, that I said to her, This, is thy lovingkindness, wherewith thou shalt deal with me, - Into what-soever place we enter, say of me My brother, is he.
Genesis 20:14
Then took Abimelech sheep and oxen and men - servants and maid-servants, and gave to Abraham, - and restored to him Sarah his wife.
Genesis 24:62
Now, Isaac, had come in at the entrance, of Beer-lahai-roi, - for, he, was dwelling in the land of the South:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, that on one of those days,.... According to the account of the Evangelist Mark, it must be the second day, or two days after his public entrance into Jerusalem; for on the evening of the day he made his entry, he went out to Bethany with his disciples; the next morning, as he returned from thence, he cursed the barren fig tree; and when he came to the temple cast out the buyers and sellers; at evening he went out again, either to Bethany, or the Mount of Olives; and the next morning, as he and his disciples returned, the fig tree was observed to be dried up; and when they were come to Jerusalem, as he was walking in the temple, he was attacked by the sanhedrim, and had the following discourse with them:

as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the Gospel; for he taught them by preaching that, and which he did most clearly, faithfully, and publicly, being abundantly anointed and qualified for it, and sent to do it.

The chief priests, and the Scribes, came upon him, with the elders. The whole sanhedrim being purposely convened together, came upon him in a body; and it may be suddenly, and at an unawares, and came open mouthed against him, and attacked him with great warmth and vehemency.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23-27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XX.

The question concerning the authority of Christ, and the

baptism of John, 1-8.

The parable of the vine-yard let out to wicked husbandmen, 9-18.

The chief priests and scribes are offended, and lay snares for

him, 19, 20.

The question about tribute, 21-26.

The question about the resurrection of the dead, and our Lord's

answer, 27-40.

How Christ is the son of David, 41-44.

He warns his disciples against the hypocrisy of the scribes,

whose condemnation he points out, 45-47.

NOTES ON CHAP. XX.

Verse Luke 20:1. One of those days — Supposed to have been one of the four last days of his life, mentioned Luke 19:47, probably Tuesday before the passover.


 
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