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Luke 11:54

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11:54plotting against168 him, to catch169 him in something he might say.

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Footnotes

  1. 168 Grk “lying in ambush against,” but this is a figurative extension of that meaning.
  2. 169 This term was often used in a hunting context ( θηρεύω; L&N 27.30). Later examples of this appear in Luke 20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

waiting to catch him in something he might say.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

they were lying in wait for him to trap him in something he said.

NLTNew Living Translation

They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

plotting to catch him with reference to something he might say.

KJV 1900King James Version

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