Luke 20:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

Psalm 38:12

Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

Psalm 81:15

The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

Jeremiah 20:10

For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing there is fear on every side: they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.

Daniel 6:4

Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.

Matthew 27:2

And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

Mark 3:2

And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

Luke 11:54

And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.

Luke 20:21

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

Luke 20:26

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.