Luke 11:54
lying in wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Psalms 37:32The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Matthew 22:15Then, went the Pharisees and took, counsel, that they might ensnare him, in discourse.
Matthew 22:35and one from among them, a lawyer, proposed a question, putting him to the test:
Mark 12:13And they send forth unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might, catch, 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 →