Luke 20:20

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Luke 20:20

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Matthew 27:2

and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

Luke 20:26

And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;

1 Kings 14:2-6

Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who spoke concerning me that I would be king over this people.

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.

Psalm 81:15

“Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

Isaiah 29:20-21

For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished,
Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off;

Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
And let us cut him off from the land of the living,
That his name be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
All my trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”

Matthew 22:15-22

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Mark 3:2

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

Mark 12:13-17

Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Luke 11:54

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

John 18:28-32

Then they *led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

2 Peter 2:3

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished,
Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off;

For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!

Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”

All my trusted friends,

Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Feign

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will

give feigned obedience to You.

“Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

They might deliver

and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

Then they *led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

General references

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.