Luke 11:54

Free Bible Version

They were hoping to catch him out, trying to get him to say something they could use against him.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes in panic and said, “Does this man think I'm God, having power over life and death, sending me a leper to heal? Obviously he's just trying to invent an excuse to attack me, as anyone can see!”

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?

Matthew 22:35

One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:

Mark 12:13

Later they sent some Pharisees with some of Herod's supporters to Jesus in an attempt to catch him out by what he said.

Mark 3:2

Some of those there were watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, because they were looking for a reason to accuse him of breaking the law.

Luke 11:53

As Jesus was leaving, the religious teachers and the Pharisees began to attack him aggressively, asking questions to provoke him.

Luke 20:20

Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

Luke 20:26

They weren't able to trap him by what he told the people. They were stunned at his reply, and fell silent.

Acts 23:21

“Please don't listen to them, because they have planned to ambush him with more than forty men who have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They're ready right now, waiting for you to agree to the request.”