Luke 11:52-54 Part 2 of 2

"What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering." As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Matthew 22:15  Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. (see verses 15-22; also see Luke 6:6-11)

Mark 3:2  Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man's hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. (see verses 1-6)

Mark 12:13  Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. (see verses 13-17)

Luke 20:19  The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them--they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people's reaction. (see verses 9-19)

Luke 20:20  Watching for their opportunity the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus. (see verses 20-26)

Luke 19:47-48  After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said. (see verses 45-48)

John 8:6  They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. (see verses 1-11)

Isaiah 29:21  Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.

 

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