⁴⁷ Jesus ·taught [was teaching] in the Temple every day. The ·leading [^Tchief] priests, the ·experts on the law [scribes], and some of the leaders of the people ·wanted [were looking for a way] to ·kill [destroy] Jesus. ⁴⁸ But they ·did not know how they could [could not find a way to] do it, because all the people were ·listening closely to him [hanging on his every word].