Luke 19:48
“And could not finde what they might doe: for all the people were very attentiue to heare him.”
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Luke 19:48 Context
46Saying vnto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues. 47And he taught daily in the Temple. But the chiefe Priestes and the Scribes, and the chiefe of the people sought to destroy him, 48And could not finde what they might doe: for all the people were very attentiue to heare him.
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Other Translations for Luke 19:48
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
- King James Version
and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.
- Basic English Bible
and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.
- Darby Bible
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
- Webster's Bible
But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
- Weymouth Bible
They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
- World English Bible
and thei founden not, what thei schulden do to hym, for al the puple was ocupied, and herde hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Luke 19:48
Lu 19:48 For all the people were very attentive to hear him. His popularity with the people made it difficult for his enemies to carry out their purposes.