Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in word.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Holman Bible
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.
International Standard Version
Then the Pharisees went and planned how to trap Jesus in conversation.
A Conservative Version
Then the Pharisees having departed, they took counsel how they might trap him in his talk.
American Standard Version
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk.
Amplified
Then the Pharisees went and conspired together plotting how to trap Him by [distorting] what He said.
An Understandable Version
Then the Pharisees conspired as to how they could trap Jesus by what He said.
Anderson New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and held a consultation, that they might entrap him in his words.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.
Common New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and consulted how they might insnare him in his discourse.
Darby Translation
Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.
Godbey New Testament
Then the Pharisees going forth, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in His speech.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and made a plot to entrap him in argument.
John Wesley New Testament
Then went the Pharisees and consulted, how to insnare him in his talk.
King James 2000
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement.
Modern King James verseion
Then the Pharisees left and took counsel that they might entangle Him in words.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel, how they might tangle him in his words.
Moffatt New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and plotted to trap him in talk.
Montgomery New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might ensnare him during conversation.
NET Bible
Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
New Heart English Bible
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Noyes New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how l they might ensnare him in speech.
Sawyer New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel to ensnare him in his words.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, went the Pharisees and took, counsel, that they might ensnare him, in discourse.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel together how they might lay a snare to entrap him in his discourse.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a snare for Jesus in the course of conversation.
Webster
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Weymouth New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap Him in His conversation.
Williams New Testament
Then the Pharisees went and made a plot to trap Him in argument.
World English Bible
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Worrell New Testament
Then the Pharisees, going, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in speech.
Worsley New Testament
Then the pharisees went and consulted how they might insnare Him in his discourse.
Youngs Literal Translation
Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,
Themes
Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Pharisees » Come to jesus with questions
Pharisees » Christ » Tempted by, with questions about the law
Prudence » Exemplified by Christ
Tribute » Roman » Christ showed to the pharisees and herodians the propriety of paying
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 22:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paying Taxes To Caesar
14 For many are called, and few chosen. 15 Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in word. 16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and care is to thee for none; for thou lookest not to the face of men.
Cross References
Mark 12:13-17
And they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in the word.
Luke 20:20-26
And having observed narrowly, they sent liers-in-wait, feigning themselves to be just, that they might seize upon his word, to deliver him to the beginning and authority of the leader.
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth will place themselves, and the princes sat down together against Jehovah and against his Messiah.
Psalm 41:6
And if he came to see, he will speak vanity: his heart will gather vanity to him; he will go forth without; he will speak.
Psalm 56:5-7
All the day they will grieve my words: against me all their purposes for evil
Psalm 57:6
They prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bent down: they dug a pit before me, they fell into the midst of it. Silence.
Psalm 59:3
For behold, they lay in wait for my soul: the strong will gather against me; not my transgression and not my sin, O Jehovah.
Isaiah 29:21
Leading a man into sin by a word, and laying snares for him doing justice in the gate, and they will turn aside the just one by vanity.
Jeremiah 18:18
And they will say, Come, and we will purpose purposes against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, and counsel from the wise, and the word from the prophet Come, and we will strike him with the tongue, and we will not attend to any of his words.
Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the slander of many, terror from round about Announce ye, and we will announce. Every man of my peace watching my halting: perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance of him.
Luke 11:53-54
And he saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to hold on greatly, and to put questions to him of many things:
Hebrews 12:3
For reckon over him having endured such contradiction of the sinful against himself, lest being harassed, ye labor in your souls.