Luke 20:20

New Century Version

So they watched Jesus and sent some spies who acted as if they were sincere. They wanted to trap Jesus in saying something wrong so they could hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.

Psalm 38:12

Some people set traps to kill me. Those who want to hurt me plan trouble; all day long they think up lies.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “Your works are amazing! Because your power is great, your enemies fall before you.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord would bow before him. Their punishment would continue forever.

Jeremiah 11:19

Before this, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not know they had made plans against me, saying: “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit. Let’s kill him so people will forget him.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. We will still have the advice from the wise teachers and the words of the prophets. So let’s ruin him by telling lies about him. We won’t pay attention to anything he says.”

Jeremiah 20:10

I hear many people whispering about me: “Terror on every side! Tell on him! Let’s tell the rulers about him.” My friends are all just waiting for me to make some mistake. They are saying, “Maybe we can trick him so we can defeat him and pay him back.”

Daniel 6:4

Because of this, the other supervisors and governors tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel about his work in the government. But they could not find anything wrong with him or any reason to accuse him, because he was trustworthy and not lazy or dishonest.

Matthew 27:2

They tied him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate, the governor.

Mark 3:2

Some people watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.

Luke 11:54

trying to catch him saying something wrong.

Luke 20:21

So the spies asked Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. You pay no attention to who people are, and you always teach the truth about God’s way.

Luke 20:26

So they were not able to trap Jesus in anything he said in the presence of the people. And being amazed at his answer, they became silent.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.