Luke 11:54

and practised many wiles upon him, seeking to catch some thing from his lips, that they might accuse him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

53And when he had said these things to them, the Scribes and Pharisees began to be offended, and became angry, and carped at his discourses,

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Cross References

Matthew 22:15Then went the Pharisees and took counsel, how they might ensnare him in discourse.

Matthew 22:35and one of them, who was expert in the law, to tempt him, inquired:

Mark 12:13And they sent to him some of the Scribes and of the household of Herod, to ensnare him in discourse.

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54

Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41… Read the whole commentary →

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