And it happened when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For consider now, and see, for he is coiling himself toward me.
Luke 11:54 - Modern King James Version lying in ambush for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, so that they might accuse Him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Secretly watching and plotting and lying in wait for Him, to seize upon something He might say [that they might accuse Him]. American Standard Version (1901) laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth. Common English Bible They plotted against him, trying to trap him in his words. Catholic Public Domain Version And waiting to ambush him, they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon, in order to accuse him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him. |
And it happened when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For consider now, and see, for he is coiling himself toward me.
Then the Pharisees left and took counsel that they might entangle Him in words.
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you tempt Me, hypocrites?
And they sent certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him, to catch Him in His words.
And they watched Him to see if He would heal him on the sabbath day, so that they might accuse Him.
And as He said these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw Him out concerning many things,
And they watched and sent forth spies, pretending themselves to be righteous men, so that they might seize upon a word of His, that they might deliver Him in this way to the power and authority of the governor.
And they could not take hold of His words before the people. And they marveled at His answer and were silent.
But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you.