Luke 11:54

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

so that they could catch him saying something wrong.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear and shouted, “That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must be trying to pick a fight with me.”

Matthew 22:15

The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs!

Matthew 22:35

One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

Mark 12:13

The Pharisees got together with Herod's followers. Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

Mark 3:2

The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.

Luke 11:53

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,

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 20:26

Jesus' enemies could not catch him saying anything wrong there in front of the people. They were amazed at his answer and kept quiet.

Acts 23:21

But please don't do what they say. More than forty men are going to attack Paul. They have made a vow not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. Even now they are waiting to hear what you decide.”