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Luke 11:54
Luke 11:54 is verse 54 of Luke chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
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.
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Luke 11:52–54 · Berean Standard Bible
52 Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
53 As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
54 waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalms 37:33the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
Matthew 22:35One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
Mark 12:13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.