When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and make alive, that this man contacts me to heal a man of his leprosy? Please, y’all must recognize and see that he trying to quarrel with me.”
Luke 11:54 - Y'all Version Bible preparing to catch him in something he might say. 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. |
When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and make alive, that this man contacts me to heal a man of his leprosy? Please, y’all must recognize and see that he trying to quarrel with me.”
Then the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might trap Jesus in his words.
But Jesus, perceiving their evil intentions, said, “Hypocrites! Why are y’all trying to trap me?
They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, in order to trap him with words.
They watched him to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
When he left that place, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and question him on many things,
Then they watched him closely and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, so that they could trap him in something he said and deliver him up to the governor’s jurisdiction and authority.
They weren’t able to trap him in his words in public. They marveled at his answer and became silent.
Don’t be persuaded by them, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, waiting for your consent.”