Luke 11:54 “waiting to catch Him in something He might say.”

Luke 11:54

waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

World English Bible

lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.

American Standard Version

laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catche some thing of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him.

Darby Translation

watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].

Young's Literal Translation

laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Bible in Basic English

And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.

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Cross references

“seeking”

Mark 12:13 Matthew 22:15 Matthew 22:35 Matthew 22:18 Psalm 37:32 Psalm 37:33

Mark 12:13 · BSB

Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

Matthew 22:15 · BSB

Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

Matthew 22:35 · BSB

One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

Matthew 22:18 · BSB

But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

Psalm 37:32 · BSB

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalm 37:33 · BSB

the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

Also

Luke 20:20 Mark 3:2

Luke 20:20 · BSB

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

Mark 3:2 · BSB

In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

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