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for all the people are listening, hanging on His <i>words</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and <i>yet</i> they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging upon His words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people hung upon every word He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they could not find anything that they could do, for all the people [stayed close to Him and] were hanging on to every word He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But they could not find a way to do it, because everyone else was eager to listen to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They could not find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were not finding what they will do, for all the people were hanging on Him, hearing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they did not find what they might do; for all the people are listening, hanging on His <i>words</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they found not what they might do: for all the people hearing hanged on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But they were not able to find what to do to him; for all the people hung around him to hear him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they could not find what they might do to him, for all the people were hanging on him to hear him. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and found nothing that they could do, for all the people hung on his words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they were not finding what they might do; for all the people hung on Him, hearing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />but did not discover how they could do any thing: for all the people attentively hung on his lips.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but they could not find the means of effecting it; for all the populace were strongly attach'd to his doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and they were not finding anything they could do; for the people were all hanging upon Him, listening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and could not find how to effect it: for all the people were attentive to hear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/19-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7802" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">47</span>Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. <span class="reftext">48</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Yet</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuriskon (V-IIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">they could not find</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">a way</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">to do so,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">because</a> <a href="/greek/537.htm" title="537: hapas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laos (N-NMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people</a> <a href="/greek/1582.htm" title="1582: exekremato (V-AIM-3S) -- To hang out, mid: I hang upon. Middle voice from ek and kremannumi; to hang upon the lips of a speaker, i.e. Listen closely.">hung</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">on His words.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Mark 11:18</a></span><br />When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-46.htm">Matthew 21:46</a></span><br />Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-32.htm">John 7:32</a></span><br />When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-45.htm">John 7:45-46</a></span><br />Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” / “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-48</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Acts 4:16-17</a></span><br />“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it. / But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a></span><br />When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-37.htm">Mark 12:37</a></span><br />David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-19.htm">John 12:19</a></span><br />Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Acts 5:24-28</a></span><br />When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening. / Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!” / At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-33.htm">Matthew 22:33</a></span><br />When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-12.htm">John 7:12-13</a></span><br />Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” / Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-40.htm">John 7:40-43</a></span><br />On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” / Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? / Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-2.htm">John 8:2</a></span><br />Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></span><br />“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.</p><p class="hdg">could.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Luke 20:19,20</a></b></br> And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2-4</a></b></br> And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Matthew 22:15,16</a></b></br> Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in <i>his</i> talk… </p><p class="hdg">were very attentive to hear him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Nehemiah 8:3</a></b></br> And he read therein before the street that <i>was</i> before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people <i>were attentive</i> unto the book of the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-46.htm">John 7:46-49</a></b></br> The officers answered, Never man spake like this man… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14</a></b></br> And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard <i>us</i>: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Able</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/luke/19-3.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Find</a> <a href="/luke/11-24.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/9-7.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/luke/18-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/17-2.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Interested</a> <a href="/luke/19-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/luke/7-15.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/luke/19-36.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/18-37.htm">Word</a> <a href="/luke/19-22.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/20-26.htm">Able</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">Attentive</a> <a href="/john/11-37.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/luke/20-35.htm">Find</a> <a href="/luke/24-23.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/luke/20-45.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/23-39.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-17.htm">Interested</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/luke/22-71.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/21-33.htm">Word</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Of Zacchaeus a tax collector.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-11.htm">The ten minas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-28.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem with triumph;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">weeps over it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Teaching daily in it. The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yet they could not find a way to do so</b><br>This phrase refers to the religious leaders' inability to arrest Jesus. Throughout the Gospels, the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees are depicted as being in opposition to Jesus due to His teachings and growing influence. Their inability to act against Him at this moment highlights the divine protection over Jesus until the appointed time of His crucifixion. This also reflects the fulfillment of God's sovereign plan, as seen in other scriptures where attempts to thwart God's purposes are ultimately unsuccessful (e.g., <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a>).<p><b>because all the people hung on His words</b><br>The phrase indicates the profound impact of Jesus' teachings on the crowds. The people were captivated by His authority and wisdom, which is a recurring theme in the Gospels (e.g., <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a>). This public admiration for Jesus created a social and political dilemma for the religious leaders, as any action against Him could incite unrest. The phrase also underscores the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah being a teacher and leader who would draw people to Himself (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a>). The people's response to Jesus' words can be seen as a type of the spiritual hunger and thirst for righteousness that Jesus spoke of in the Beatitudes (<a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is teaching in the temple courts, drawing large crowds who are eager to hear His words.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_priests_and_scribes.htm">Chief Priests and Scribes</a></b><br>Religious leaders of the time who are seeking to destroy Jesus due to His growing influence and the threat He poses to their authority.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The general populace who are captivated by Jesus' teachings and are hanging on His every word, making it difficult for the religious leaders to act against Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship in Jerusalem where Jesus is teaching, symbolizing the heart of Jewish religious life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_words.htm">The Power of Jesus' Words</a></b><br>Jesus' teachings were compelling and authoritative, drawing people to Him despite opposition. We should seek to understand and apply His teachings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/opposition_to_truth.htm">Opposition to Truth</a></b><br>The religious leaders' desire to destroy Jesus highlights the resistance that truth often faces. As believers, we must be prepared to stand firm in the truth of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_people.htm">The Role of the People</a></b><br>The people's eagerness to hear Jesus protected Him from immediate harm. This demonstrates the power of collective support for truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_temple.htm">The Importance of the Temple</a></b><br>Jesus' presence in the temple signifies the fulfillment of God's promises and the centrality of worship in the life of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_jesus.htm">Listening to Jesus</a></b><br>Just as the people were captivated by Jesus' words, we should prioritize listening to and meditating on His teachings in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_flood_sodom_(luke_17)_conflict_science.htm">Does referencing the Flood and Sodom (Luke 17:26-29) conflict with archaeological or geological findings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_matthew_21_4-5_a_true_prophecy.htm">How can Matthew 21:4-5 be considered a valid fulfillment of prophecy if the details differ from other Gospel accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_jesus'_prophecy_on_jerusalem.htm">Luke 13:31-35: What non-biblical evidence, if any, supports Jesus' prophetic words regarding Jerusalem's fate, and how can we confirm their historical reliability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_18_1-8_explain_persistent_prayer.htm">How does Luke 18:1-8 reconcile the idea of a just God with the need for persistent prayer to gain His attention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(48) <span class= "bld">All the people were very attentive to hear him.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">hung upon him as they heard.</span> The Greek phrase is another of the words characteristic of St. Luke. Its force may be gathered by its use in the Greek version of <a href="/genesis/44-30.htm" title="Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;">Genesis 44:30</a>, where it stands for "his life is bound up in" (or, <span class= "ital">hangs upon</span>) "the lad's life."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/19-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Yet</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they could not find</span><br /><span class="grk">εὕρισκον</span> <span class="translit">(heuriskon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a way</span><br /><span class="grk">τί</span> <span class="translit">(ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to do [so],</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιήσωσιν</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsōsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅπας</span> <span class="translit">(hapas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_537.htm">Strong's 537: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="grk">λαὸς</span> <span class="translit">(laos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hung</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξεκρέματο</span> <span class="translit">(exekremato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1582.htm">Strong's 1582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hang out, mid: I hang upon. Middle voice from ek and kremannumi; to hang upon the lips of a speaker, i.e. Listen closely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on His words.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούων</span> <span class="translit">(akouōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/19-48.htm">Luke 19:48 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/19-48.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 19:48 They couldn't find what they might do (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 19:47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 19:47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/20-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 20:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 20:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>