Luke 11:54
plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.
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- 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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