Mark 12:13

Later they sent some Pharisees with some of Herod's supporters to Jesus in an attempt to catch him out by what he said.

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In The King James Version

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

In Context

12The Jewish leaders tried to have him arrested because they realized that the illustration was directed at them, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him alone and went away.

14They arrived and said, “Teacher, we know you are a truthful person and you don't look for approval, because you don't care about status or position. Instead you teach God's way in accordance with the truth. So is it right to pay tribute to Caesar or not?

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Cross References

Psalms 56:5They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.

Isaiah 29:21those who say things to trick others into sin, those who trap people by legal arguments in court, those who lie to mislead the innocent.

Matthew 16:6“Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,” Jesus told them.

Mark 3:6The Pharisees left, and immediately began plotting with Herod's party as to how they might kill Jesus.

Luke 11:54They were hoping to catch him out, trying to get him to say something they could use against him.

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:2-13

The Vineyard and Husbandmen. 1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones,… Read the whole commentary →

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