The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Matthew 22:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk. American Standard Version (1901) Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. Common English Bible Then the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. |
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
They have prepared a net for my steps; Thy soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
that make a man an offender in a cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my halting; peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against themselves, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.