Luke 20:20 - Revised Standard Version CI

²⁰ So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ So they watched [for an opportunity to ensnare] Him, and sent spies who pretended to be upright (honest and sincere), that they might lay hold of something He might say, so as to turn Him over to the control and authority of the governor.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

Common English Bible

²⁰ The legal experts and chief priests were watching Jesus closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to trap him in his words so they could hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor.

Luke 20:20 Krydshenvisninger

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay their snares, those who seek my hurt speak of ruin, and meditate treachery all the day long.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him, and their fate would last for ever.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not heed any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! “Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, watching for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived, then we can overcome him, and take our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom; but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

Matthew 27:2

and they bound him and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

Mark 3:2

And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

Luke 11:54

lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

Luke 20:21

They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.

Luke 20:26

And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said; but marveling at his answer they were silent.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.