Luke 11:54

WEB

⁵⁴lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.

KJV

⁵⁴Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

BSB

⁵⁴waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

FBV

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

Extra References

Mark 12:13

¹³They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.

Matthew 22:35

³⁵One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

Matthew 22:15

¹⁵Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

Matthew 22:18

¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

Psalms 56:5-6

⁵All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil. ⁶They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

Psalms 37:32-33

³²The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him. ³³The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Luke 20:20

²⁰They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

Mark 3:2

²They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.