Luke 11:53

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus was about to leave, but the teachers and the Pharisees wanted to get even with him. They tried to make him say what he thought about other things,

Cross References

Isaiah 9:12

He sent the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west, and they swallowed up Israel. But even this did not stop him from being angry, so he kept on punishing them.

Jeremiah 18:18

Some of the people said, “Let's get rid of Jeremiah! We will always have priests to teach us God's laws, as well as wise people to give us advice, and prophets to speak the LORD's messages. So, instead of listening to Jeremiah any longer, let's accuse him of a crime.”

Jeremiah 20:10

I heard the crowds whisper, “Everyone is afraid. Now's our chance to accuse Jeremiah!” All of my so called friends are just waiting for me to make a mistake. They say, “Perhaps Jeremiah can be tricked. Then we can overpower him and get even at last.”

Luke 11:52

You teachers of the Law of Moses are really in for trouble! You carry the keys to the door of knowledge about God. But you never go in, and you keep others from going in.

Luke 11:54

so that they could catch him saying something wrong.

Luke 20:20

Jesus' enemies kept watching him closely, because they wanted to hand him over to the Roman governor. So they sent some men who pretended to be good. But they were really spies trying to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

Luke 20:27

The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus

Acts 26:9

I once thought that I should do everything I could to oppose Jesus from Nazareth.

1 Corinthians 13:5

rude. Love isn't selfish or quick-tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do.

2 Corinthians 8:6

Titus was the one who got you started doing this good thing, so we begged him to help you finish what you had begun.