Luke 14:1 - Easy To Read Version1 On a Sabbath day, {\cf2\super [252]} Jesus went to the home of a leading Pharisee {\cf2\super [253]} to eat with him. The people there were all watching Jesus very closely. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 IT OCCURRED one Sabbath, when [Jesus] went for a meal at the house of one of the ruling Pharisees, that they were [engaged in] watching Him [closely]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. See the chapterCommon English Bible1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to share a meal in the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version1 AND it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, to eat bread, that they watched him. See the chapter |
So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to Jesus. They told these men to act like they were good men. They wanted to find something wrong with the things Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could give Jesus to the governor, who had power and authority \{over him\}.)