Matthew 22:15
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto 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
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Read in contextMark 12:13–17
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Read in contextPsalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Read in contextPsalms 56:5–7
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Read in contextPsalms 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 41:6
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
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