Luke 11:54

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lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.

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  • Mark 12:13 : 13 Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
  • Matt 22:35 : 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,
  • Mark 3:2 : 2 They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.
  • Ps 56:5-6 : 5 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? 6 All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 11:53
    80%

    53While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things,

  • Matt 22:15
    78%

    15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

  • Luke 20:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

    20They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Mark 12:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12They sought to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they understood that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

    13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words.

  • Acts 6:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11Then they secretly instigated men to say, 'We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.'

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

    13They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'

  • Matt 26:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

    5But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • John 11:57
    74%

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

  • Luke 6:7
    74%

    7The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him.

  • Mark 3:2
    73%

    2They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.

  • Matt 12:14
    73%

    14But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him, plotting how they might destroy Him.

  • Luke 22:2
    72%

    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Luke 23:10
    72%

    10The chief priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him.

  • Mark 11:18
    71%

    18The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began seeking a way to destroy him. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

  • Mark 3:6
    71%

    6Immediately, the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

  • Mark 14:1
    71%

    1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

  • Matt 26:16
    71%

    16And from that moment, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.

  • Matt 21:45-46
    2 verses
    71%

    45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

    46Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

  • Mark 8:11
    70%

    11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.

  • Matt 26:55
    70%

    55At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

  • Ps 56:6
    70%

    6All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

  • John 11:53
    70%

    53So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.

  • Prov 1:18
    70%

    18But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Mark 14:11
    70%

    11When they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

  • John 7:32
    70%

    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

  • Mark 14:57
    69%

    57Then some stood up and falsely testified against him, saying,

  • Luke 22:65-66
    2 verses
    69%

    65And they said many other insulting things to him.

    66At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • Matt 26:59
    69%

    59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

  • Acts 25:3
    69%

    3They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

  • Mark 14:46
    69%

    46Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

  • Luke 22:6
    69%

    6So Judas consented and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

  • John 7:44
    69%

    44But some of them wanted to seize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him.

  • Luke 6:11
    69%

    11But they were filled with rage and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

  • Ps 64:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows.

    5They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

  • Acts 7:54
    69%

    54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

  • Luke 16:14
    69%

    14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.

  • Matt 26:57
    68%

    57Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • Matt 22:34-35
    2 verses
    68%

    34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

    35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

  • Luke 19:48
    68%

    48But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.

  • Ps 10:9
    68%

    9He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

  • Ps 38:12
    68%

    12My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

  • Mark 14:53
    68%

    53They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the law came together.