Matthew 22:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then the Pharisees left the place where Jesus was teaching. They made plans to catch him saying something wrong.

Cross References

Psalm 2:2

Their kings and leaders join together to fight against the Lord and his chosen king.

Psalm 59:3

Look, powerful men are waiting for me. Lord, they are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit a crime.

Hebrews 12:3

Think about Jesus. He patiently endured the angry insults that sinful people were shouting at him. Think about him so that you won’t get discouraged and stop trying.

Jeremiah 20:10

I hear people whispering against me. Everywhere, I hear things that frighten me. Even my friends are speaking against me. People are just waiting for me to make a mistake. They are saying, “Let us lie and say that he did something bad. Maybe we can trick Jeremiah. Then we will have him. We will finally be rid of him. Then we will grab him and take our revenge on him.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. We will always have a priest to tell us what the law says. We will still have wise men to advise us and prophets to tell us a message from God. So who needs Jeremiah? Let’s tell lies to ruin him and stop listening to what he says.”

Isaiah 29:21

(They lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)

Psalm 57:6

My enemies set a trap for my feet to bring me down. They dug a deep pit to catch me, but they fell into it. Selah

Psalm 41:6

If they come to see me, they don’t say what they are really thinking. They come to gather a little gossip and then go to spread their rumors.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.

1 Corinthians 7:35

I am saying this to help you. I am not trying to limit you, but I want you to live in the right way. And I want you to give yourselves fully to the Lord without giving your time to other things.