Luke 19:47-20:8 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 19:45-48

120. Jesus cleanses the temple (Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48)At the beginning of his public ministry Jesus had cleansed the temple (see John 2:13-25), but old practices had returned. Now that he had come to his messianic city he cleansed it again. By his action he showed God’s judgment on those who had forgotten the real purpose of religious exercises and used them chiefly to make money (Matthew 21:12-13).God was more pleased with Jesus’ action in healing the blind and the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 19:47

taught = was (or continued) teaching. daily = day by day: i.e. on each of these last six days. Compare Luke 20:1 . See App-156 . chief priests = high priests. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 19:47

And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: and they could not find what they might do; for all the people hung upon him, listening.Luke here summarized the situation as it existed on Monday of the final week. Only this day and the Tuesday following it remained for Jesus to continue his teachings. The tragic events of the cross would begin to unfold on Wednesday, culminating in the crucifixion itself... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:47

47. sought—continued seeking, that is, daily, as He taught. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 19:41-48

B. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem 19:41-48This is a transitional section that bridges Jesus’ approach to the city and His teaching in it. Luke first recorded Jesus weeping over the city from outside its walls because He knew what lay before its people. Then the writer wrote of Jesus cleansing the temple and teaching there. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 19:47-48

3. A synopsis of Jesus’ teaching in the temple 19:47-48 (cf. Mark 11:18)Luke stressed the rejection and hostility of the Jewish leaders toward Jesus as He taught daily in the temple courtyards. The common people, however, were very receptive to His instruction. This contrast between popular acceptance and official opposition has characterized Luke’s narrative. The writer evidently included it to show his readers that average people with no vested interests at stake have always been open to the... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 19:47

19:47 temple. (c-10) Hieron , as Matthew 4:5 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:1-48

Zacceleus. The Pounds. Christ’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. He Cleanses the Temple1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that our Lord’s familiar intercourse with publicans and sinners was justified by its results. Zacchaeus became a convert, surrendered half of his great wealth to the poor, and made restitution for his past misdeeds2. The chief] RV ’a chief publican.’ ’There must have been at Jericho one of the principal custom-houses, both on account of the exportation of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 19:45-48

(45-48) And he went into the temple.—See Notes on Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19. St. Luke apparently agrees with St. Matthew in thinking of the expulsion of the money-changers as taking place on the same day as the Entry. His narrative is here the least descriptive of the three. read more