Luke 20:20

Legacy Standard Bible

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they might catch Him in some statement, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;

Psalm 38:12

Those who search for my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to do me evil have threatened destruction, And they meditate on deception all day long.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How fearsome are Your works! Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will cower before You.

Psalm 81:15

“Those who hate Yahweh would cower before Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised thoughts against me, saying, “Let us make the tree with its fruit a ruin, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to perish from the priest, nor counsel to the wise man, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the bad report of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!” All my trusted friends, Keeping watch for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him And take our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4

Then the commissioners and satraps began seeking to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to matters of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Matthew 27:2

and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

Mark 3:2

And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

Luke 11:54

plotting to catch Him in something He might say.

Luke 20:21

And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

Luke 20:26

And they were unable to catch Him in a word in the presence of the people; and marveling at His answer, they became silent.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words, their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.