those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
Luke 6:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the scribes and the Pharisees kept watching Jesus to see whether He would [actually] heal on the Sabbath, in order that they might get [some ground for] accusation against Him. American Standard Version (1901) And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. Common English Bible The legal experts and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They were looking for a reason to bring charges against him. Catholic Public Domain Version And the scribes and Pharisees observed whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might thereby find an accusation against him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him. |
those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
For I have heard the gossip of many people, ‘Terror is on every side! Report him; let’s report him! ’ Everyone I trusted watches for my fall. ‘Perhaps he will be deceived so that we might prevail against him and take our vengeance on him.’
But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.
But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, ‘There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.’
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
Some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.’ But others were saying, ‘How can a sinful man perform such signs? ’ And there was a division among them.