lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death. The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
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