Luke 11:54 - New Revised Standard Version

⁵⁴ lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵⁴ laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵⁴ Secretly watching and plotting and lying in wait for Him, to seize upon something He might say [that they might accuse Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵⁴ laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

Common English Bible

⁵⁴ They plotted against him, trying to trap him in his words.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵⁴ And waiting to ambush him, they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon, in order to accuse him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵⁴ Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 11:54 Cross References

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites?

Matthew 22:35

and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.

Mark 12:13

Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said.

Mark 3:2

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

Luke 11:53

When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile toward him and to cross-examine him about many things,

Luke 20:20

So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

Luke 20:26

And they were not able in the presence of the people to trap him by what he said; and being amazed by his answer, they became silent.

Acts 23:21

But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they kill him. They are ready now and are waiting for your consent.”