Matthew 22:15
13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
16 They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
17 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
- KJV
- Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
- WEB
- Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
- ASV
- Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk.
- DARBY
- Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.
- BLB
- Then having gone, the Pharisees took counsel [as to] how they might trap Him in a word.
- ÅB
- Da gikk fariseerne bort og rådslo om hvordan de kunne fange ham i ord.
- OTB
- Da gikk fariseerne ut og la planer om hvordan de kunne fange ham i hans ord.
- B1930
- Da gikk fariseerne bort og holdt råd om hvorledes de kunde fange ham i ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 20:20–26
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
Read in contextMark 12:13–17
Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
Read in contextPsalms 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Read in contextPsalms 56:5–7
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
Read in contextPsalms 59:3
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 41:6
My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
Read in contextJeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Read in contextIsaiah 29:21
those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
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