Luke 11:53 - Easy To Read Version

⁵³ When Jesus was leaving, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees {\cf2\super [220]} began to give him much trouble. They tried to make Jesus answer questions about many things.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵³ And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵³ As He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees [followed Him closely, and they] began to be enraged with and set themselves violently against Him and to draw Him out and provoke Him to speak of many things,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵³ And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

Common English Bible

⁵³ As he left there, the legal experts and Pharisees began to resent him deeply and to ask him pointed questions about many things.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵³ Then, while he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the experts in the law began to insist strongly that he restrain his mouth about many things.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵³ And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him, and to oppress his mouth about many things,

Luke 11:53 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 9:12

The Lord will bring the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west. Those enemies will defeat Israel with their armies. But the Lord will still be angry with Israel. The Lord will still be ready to punish the people.

Jeremiah 18:18

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.”

Jeremiah 20:10

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

Luke 11:52

“It will be bad for you, you teachers of the law. You have taken away the key to learning about God. You yourselves would not learn, and you stopped others from learning, too.”

Luke 11:54

They were trying to find a way to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

Luke 20:20

So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to Jesus. They told these men to act like they were good men. They wanted to find something wrong with the things Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could give Jesus to the governor, who had power and authority \{over him\}.)

Luke 20:27

Some Sadducees {\cf2\super [317]} came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that people will not rise from death.) They asked Jesus,

Acts 26:9

“\{When I was a Pharisee {\cf2\super [489]} \}, even I thought I should do many things against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

1 Corinthians 13:5

Love is not rude, love is not selfish, and love does not become angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.

2 Corinthians 8:6

So we asked Titus to help you finish this special work of grace (kindness). Titus is the one who started this work.