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Luke 19:48

46 He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
KJV
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
WEB
They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
ASV
and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.
DARBY
and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.
BLB
And they were not finding what they might do; for all the people were hanging on Him, hearing.
ÅB
Og de fant ikke ut hva de skulle gjøre; for hele folket hang ved ham og hørte på ham.
OTB
Likevel kunne de ikke finne noen måte å gjøre det på, for hele folket hang ved hans ord.
B1930
Og de fant ikke ut hvad de skulde gjøre; for hele folket hang ved ham og hørte på ham.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 8:3

    So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

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  • Acts 16:14

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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  • Luke 20:19–20

    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

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  • John 7:46–49

    “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

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  • Luke 22:2–4

    and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.

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  • Matthew 22:15–16

    Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

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