Luke 19:47 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Ver. 47,48. This our Saviour's preaching daily must be understood of a very few days, for it appeareth from 1 Thessalonians 12:1, that he came to Bethany but six days before the passover; now upon the passover day he died; but for the intermediate time, it is plain from the other evangelists that he was wont to spend the day time at Jerusalem in the temple, and at night to return to Bethany. The chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, only they stood in a little awe of the people, who were very attentive to hear him.

Luke 19:47

47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,