Luk 20:1 | RWP | e4.org | On one of the days ( εν μια των ημερων ). Luke's favourite way of indicating time. It was the last day of the temple teaching (Tuesday). is to be compared with ; . There came upon him ( επεστησαν ). Second aorist active indicative, ingressive aorist of εφιστημ , old and common verb, stood up against him, with the notion of sudden appearance. These leaders (cf. ) had determined to attack Jesus on this morning, both Sadducees (chief priests) and Pharisees (scribes), a formal delegation from the Sanhedrin.

‏ Luke 20:1

On one of the days ( εν μια των ημερων ). Luke's favourite way of indicating time. It was the last day of the temple teaching (Tuesday). Lu 20:1-19 is to be compared with Mr 11:27-12:12; Mt 21:23-46.

There came upon him ( επεστησαν ). Second aorist active indicative, ingressive aorist of εφιστημ, old and common verb, stood up against him, with the notion of sudden appearance. These leaders (cf. 19:47) had determined to attack Jesus on this morning, both Sadducees (chief priests) and Pharisees (scribes), a formal delegation from the Sanhedrin.