John 8:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)

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  • John 7:30 : 30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.
  • Mark 12:41 : 41 The Widow’s Offering Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.
  • John 7:8 : 8 You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has not yet fully arrived.”
  • Matt 27:6 : 6 The chief priests took the silver and said,“It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”
  • Mark 12:43 : 43 He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
  • Luke 13:31-33 : 31 Going to Jerusalem At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus,“Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” 32 But he said to them,“Go and tell that fox,‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work. 33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.’
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
  • John 7:44 : 44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
  • John 8:59 : 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.
  • John 10:39 : 39 Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.
  • John 11:9-9 : 9 Jesus replied,“Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
  • 1 Chr 9:26 : 26 The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.

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  • John 7:30
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    30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

  • John 7:44-45
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    44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

    45Lack of Belief Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them,“Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”

  • John 8:59
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    59Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.

  • Luke 22:52-53
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    52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

    53Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”

  • John 7:6
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    6So Jesus replied,“My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!

  • John 7:8-9
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    8You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has not yet fully arrived.”

    9When he had said this, he remained in Galilee.

  • Mark 14:48-49
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    48Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

    49Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”

  • John 8:2
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    2Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

  • John 11:56-57
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    56Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts,“What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”

    57(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

  • Luke 20:1
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    1The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

  • John 18:19-20
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    19Jesus Questioned by Annas While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

    20Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.

  • John 10:39
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    39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.

  • John 8:19
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    19Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

  • John 8:21
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

  • John 7:13-14
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    13However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.

    14Teaching in the Temple When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.

  • John 11:8
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    8The disciples replied,“Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?”

  • Luke 20:19-20
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    19Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

    20Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Luke 20:26
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    26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

  • John 2:21
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    21But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

  • John 18:8
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    8Jesus replied,“I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.”

  • Luke 20:8
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    8Then Jesus said to them,“Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things.”

  • John 7:36
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    36What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

  • Mark 11:16
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    16and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

  • John 7:28
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    28Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,

  • John 8:27-28
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    27(They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)

    28Then Jesus said,“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

  • John 7:34
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    34You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”

  • Luke 4:30
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    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

  • Acts 24:12
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    12They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,

  • Mark 8:30
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    30Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

  • Matt 21:46
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    46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

  • Matt 16:20
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    20Then he instructed his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 19:47
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    47Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

  • Luke 21:38
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    38And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

  • Luke 9:44
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    44“Take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

  • Mark 11:27
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    27The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him

  • John 2:4
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    4Jesus replied,“Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come.”

  • John 7:25
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • Matt 21:23
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    23The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

  • Mark 14:46
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    46Then they took hold of him and arrested him.

  • Mark 11:18
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    18The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.