Their kings and leaders joined together\par to fight against the Lord\par and against the king he chose.\par
Matthew 22:15 - Easy To Read Version Then the Pharisees {\cf2\super [305]} left the place where Jesus was teaching. They made plans to catch Jesus saying something wrong. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk. American Standard Version (1901) Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. Common English Bible Then the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. |
Their kings and leaders joined together\par to fight against the Lord\par and against the king he chose.\par
People come to visit me,\par but they don’t say\par what they are really thinking.\par They come just to get some news about me,\par Then they go and spread their rumors. {\cf2\super [257]} \par
My enemies set a trap for me.\par They are trying to trap me.\par They dug a deep pit for me to fall into.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [337]})\i0 \par
Look, strong men are waiting for me.\par They are waiting to kill me,\par even though I did not sin\par or commit any crime.\par
(Those people lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)
Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”
I hear people whispering against me.\par Everywhere, I hear things that scare me.\par Even my friends are saying things\par against me.\par People are just waiting for me\par to make some mistake.\par They are saying,\par “Let us lie and say he did some bad thing.\par Maybe we can trick Jeremiah.\par Then we will have him.\par We will finally be rid of him.\par Then we will grab him\par and take our revenge on him.”\par
But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [163]} left and made plans to kill Jesus.
I am saying these things to help you. I am not trying to limit you. But I want you to live in the right way. And I want you to give yourselves fully to the Lord without giving your time to other things.
Think about Jesus. He was patient while sinful men were doing bad things against him. Think about him, so that you also will be patient and not stop trying.