Luke 11:54

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 12:13 : 13 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
  • Matt 22:35 : 35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
  • Mark 3:2 : 2 They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 Paying 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.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them. 33 But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.
  • Ps 56:5-6 : 5 All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise. 6 They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

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  • 53When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

  • 15Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

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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.

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    12Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

    13Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.

  • Acts 6:11-13
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    11Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

    12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

    13They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

  • Matt 26:4-5
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    4They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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

  • 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.)

  • 7The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

  • 2They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

  • 14But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • 2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

  • 10The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.

  • 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.

  • 6So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • 1The Plot Against Jesus Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

  • 16From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

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

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

  • 11The Demand for a Sign Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.

  • 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.

  • 6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • 53So from that day they planned together to kill him.

  • 18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

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

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

  • 57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

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    65They also said many other things against him, reviling him.

    66When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

  • 59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

  • 3Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

  • 46Then they took hold of him and arrested him.

  • 6So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

  • 44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

  • 11But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.

  • Ps 64:4-5
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    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

  • 54Stephen is Killed When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.

  • 14More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

  • 57Condemned by the Sanhedrin Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

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    34The Greatest Commandment Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

    35And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

  • 48but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

  • 9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • 53Condemned by the Sanhedrin Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.