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Luke 11:54

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

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

ἐνεδρεύοντες αὐτόν, καὶ ζητοῦντες θηρεῦσαί τι ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.

Textual key: ‘that they might accuse him’

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Matthew 22:15 ¶Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

Mark 12:13 ¶And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

Jeremiah 18:18 ¶Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

Jeremiah 20:10 ¶For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psalms 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Psalms 56:5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.