Luke 20:20

Tree of Life Version

Now they watched Him and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order to trap Him in His words so they could hand Him over to the power and authority of the governor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:2

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

Psalm 38:12

My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God: “How awesome are Your deeds! Because of Your great power, Your enemies cringe before You.

Psalm 81:15

I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their foes.

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter. I did not know they had devised plots against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit. Let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will be no more remembered.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said: “Come, let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely Torah from the kohen will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor will the word from the prophet. Come, let’s strike at him with the tongue, and pay no attention to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the whispering of many: “‘Terror on every side?’ Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” Even all my close friends are watching for my fall: “Perhaps he may be deceived, so we’ll get the better of him, and we’ll get our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4

Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself among the supervisors and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit in him. In fact, the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.

Matthew 27:2

And they tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

Mark 3:2

Now some were carefully watching Him, to see if He would heal him on Shabbat, so that they might accuse Him.

Luke 11:54

plotting against Him to catch Him in His words.

Luke 20:21

And they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You tell it straight and You teach it straight. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God according to the truth.

Luke 20:26

And they could not trap Him in His words in the presence of the people. Astonished by His answer, they kept silent.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.