Luke 20:20

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Luke 20:20

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

Matthew 27:2

After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

Luke 20:26

They were not able to catch Him in what He said in public, and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a clever woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

1 Kings 14:2-6

Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go disguise yourself, so they won’t know that you’re Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who told about me becoming king over this people.

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;
their doom would last forever.

Isaiah 29:20-21

For the ruthless one will vanish,
the scorner will disappear,
and all those who lie in wait with evil intent
will be killed—

Jeremiah 11:19

for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter.
I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me:
“Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit;
let’s cut him off from the land of the living
so that his name will no longer be remembered.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

Matthew 22:15-22

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.

Mark 3:2

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

Mark 12:13-17

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Him to trap Him by what He said.

Luke 11:54

they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.

John 18:28-32

Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

2 Peter 2:3

They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.

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Summary

Luke 20:20

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

They watched

Feign

They might deliver

Matthew 27:2

John 18:28

General references

Mark 3:2

Bible References

They watched

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

For the ruthless one will vanish,
the scorner will disappear,
and all those who lie in wait with evil intent
will be killed—

For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side!

Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Him to trap Him by what He said.

Feign

Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.

Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;
their doom would last forever.

They might deliver

After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

General references

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.