Luke 20:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should faine themselues iust men, to take him in his talke, and to deliuer him vnto the power and authoritie of the gouernour.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες, ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους, ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.

Transliteration

And paratērēsantes, they apesteilan enkathetous, hypokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai, that they might epilabōntai him of logou, into the paradounai him to the archē and the exousia of the hēgemonos.

Grammar Details

• *paratērēsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having watched closely
• *apesteilan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they sent
• *enkathetous*: accusative, masculine, plural - spies
• *hypokrinomenous*: present middle participle, accusative, plural - pretending
• *heautous*: accusative reflexive pronoun - themselves
• *dikaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - righteous/just
• *einai*: present infinitive - to be
• *epilabōntai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might catch
• *logou*: genitive, masculine, singular - word/statement
• *paradounai*: aorist active infinitive - to deliver over
• *archē*: dative, feminine, singular - rule/authority
• *exousia*: dative, feminine, singular - authority/power
• *hēgemonos*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the governor

Word Meanings

• *paratērēsantes*: having watched closely/keeping a close watch/watching carefully
• *apesteilan*: they sent/they dispatched
• *enkathetous*: spies/informers/plants
• *hypokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai*: pretending themselves to be righteous/feigning to be sincere
• *epilabōntai autou logou*: catch him in word/trap him in speech
• *paradounai*: to deliver over/to hand over/to betray
• *archē*: rule/authority/domain
• *exousia*: authority/power/jurisdiction
• *hēgemonos*: governor/ruler/prefect

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:2 : 2 And led him away bounde, and deliuered him vnto Pontius Pilate the gouernour.
• Luke 20:26 : 26 And they could not reproue his saying before the people: but they marueiled at his answere, and helde their peace.
• John 18:28-32 : 28 Then led they Iesus from Caiaphas into the common hall. Nowe it was morning, & they themselues went not into the common hall, least they should be defiled, but that they might eate the Passeouer. 29 Pilate then went out vnto them, and said, What accusation bring yee against this man? 30 They answered, and saide vnto him, If hee were not an euill doer, we woulde not haue deliuered him vnto thee. 31 Then sayde Pilate vnto them, Take yee him, and iudge him after your owne Lawe. Then the Iewes sayde vnto him, It is not lawfull for vs to put any man to death. 32 It was that the worde of Iesus might be fulfilled which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through couetousnes shall they with fained words make marchandise of you, whose condemnation long since resteth not, and their destruction slumbreth not.
• Mark 3:2 : 2 And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
• Mark 12:13-17 : 13 And they sent vnto him certaine of the Pharises, and of ye Herodians that they might take him in his talke. 14 And when they came, they saide vnto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou considerest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God truly, Is it lawfull to giue tribute to Cesar, or not? 15 Should we giue it, or should we not giue it? But he knew their hypocrisie, and said vnto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a peny, that I may see it. 16 So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said vnto him, Cesars. 17 Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Giue to Cesar the things that are Cesars, and to God, those that are Gods: & they marueiled at him.
• Luke 11:54 : 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catche some thing of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him.
• 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtile woman, & sayd vnto her, I pray thee, fayne thy selfe to mourne, and nowe put on mourning apparel, & anoynt not thy selfe with oyle: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead.
• 1 Kgs 14:2-6 : 2 And Ieroboam saide vnto his wife, Vp, I pray thee, and disguise thy selfe, that they know not that thou art the wife of Ieroboam, and goe to Shiloh: for there is Ahiiah the Prophet, which tolde mee that I shoulde bee King ouer this people, 3 And take with thee tenne loaues and craknels, and a bottell of honie, and go to him: hee shall tell thee what shall become of the yong man. 4 And Ieroboams wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahiiah: but Ahiiah could not see, for his sight was decayed for his age. 5 Then the Lord saide vnto Ahiiah, Beholde, the wife of Ieroboam commeth to aske a thing of thee for her sonne, for he is sicke: thus & thus shalt thou say vnto her: for when shee commeth in, shee shall feine her selfe to be another. 6 Therefore when Ahiiah heard the sounde of her feete as shee came in at the doore, hee saide, Come in, thou wife of Ieroboam: why feinest thou thus thy selfe to bee an other? I am sent to thee with heauie tidings.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
• Ps 38:12 : 12 They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say vnto God, Howe terrible art thou in thy workes! through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine enemies be in subiection vnto thee.
• Ps 81:15 : 15 The haters of the Lorde should haue bene subiect vnto him, and their time should haue endured for euer.
• Isa 29:20-21 : 20 For the cruel man shal cease, & the scornefull shalbe consumed: and all that hasted to iniquitie, shalbe cut off: 21 Which made a man to sinne in ye worde, and tooke him in a snare: which reproued them in the gate, and made the iust to fall without cause.
• Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a lambe, or a bullocke, that is brought to the slaughter, and I knewe not that they had deuised thus against me, saying, Let vs destroy the tree with the fruite thereof, and cut him out of the lande of the liuing, that his name may be no more in memory.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then sayde they, Come, and let vs imagine some deuice against Ieremiah: for the Lawe shal not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the worde from the Prophet: come, and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his words.
• Jer 20:10 : 10 For I had heard the railing of many, and feare on euery side. Declare, said they, and wee wil declare it: all my familiars watched for mine halting, saying, It may be that he is deceiued: so we shall preuaile against him, and we shal execute our vengeance vpon him.
• Matt 22:15-22 : 15 Then went the Pharises and tooke counsell how they might tangle him in talke. 16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, & teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men. 17 Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not? 18 But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shewe me the tribute money; they brought him a peny. 20 And he sayde vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? 21 They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods. 22 And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.