Luke 20:20

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

And watching carefully, they sent spies, pretending themselves to be righteous ones, in order that they might seize upon a word of His, so as to deliver Him up to the power and to the authority of the governor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah and took a wise woman from there, and said to her, Pretend yourself to be a mourner now, and please put on garments of mourning. And do not anoint yourself with oil, and you shall be a woman who has been mourning many days for one who died.

Psalm 38:12

And those seeking my life lay a snare; yea, those seeking my evil speak destruction, and they utter deceits all the day.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, How much to be feared are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.

Psalm 81:15

Ones hating Jehovah shall be found to be untrue to Him, and their time is forever.

Jeremiah 11:19

And I was like a docile lamb being brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had plotted schemes against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; and let us cut him off from the land of the living so that his name may be remembered no more.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, Come and let us plot schemes against Jeremiah. For the Law shall not perish from the priest, and not counsel from the wise, and not word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not attend to any of his words.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the slanders of many, Terror is all around! Expose! Yea, let us expose him! Every man of my peace watched for my fall, saying, Perhaps he will be lured away, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take revenge on him.

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and satraps were seeking to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom. But they were not able to find occasion or fault because he was trustworthy. And not any error or fault was found in him.

Matthew 27:2

And binding Him, they led Him away and gave Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Mark 3:2

And they watched Him, whether He will heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse Him.

Luke 11:54

lying in ambush for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth that they might accuse Him.

Luke 20:21

And they questioned Him, saying, Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly and do not receive a face, but You teach the way of God in truth.

Luke 20:26

And they were not able to lay hold of His speech before the people. And marveling at His answer, they were silent.

2 Peter 2:3

And by covetousness, with feigned words, they will use you for gain, for whom judgment of old does not linger, and their destruction does not slumber.