Luke 11:53

New Living Translation

As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.

Cross References

Isaiah 9:12

The Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west will bare their fangs and devour Israel. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Come on, let’s plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don’t need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let’s spread rumors about him and ignore what he says.”

Jeremiah 20:10

I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.”

Luke 11:52

“What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”

Luke 11:54

They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Luke 20:20

Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

Luke 20:27

Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.

Acts 26:9

“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

1 Corinthians 13:5

or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.

2 Corinthians 8:6

So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.