Luke 11:54

Luke 11:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
• New King James Version (NKJV)lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Context of Luke 11:54

52“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” 53When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, waiting to catch him in something he might say.

Luke 11:54 word by word

ἐνεδρεύοντες αὐτὸν θηρεῦσαί τι ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Laying waitἐνεδρεύωenedreuō · to ambushG1748
• for himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• seekingζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to catchθηρεύωthēreuō · to hunt/catchG2340
• somethingτιςtis · oneG5100
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• ofὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ofστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might accuseκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723

Cross-references for Luke 11:54

• Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
• Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
• Mark 12:13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

Commentaries on Luke 11:54

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Laying wait for him - Or, rather, laying “snares” for him It means that they endeavored to entangle him in his talk; that they did as men do who catch birds - who lay snares, and deceive them, and take them unawares. That they might accuse him - Before the Sanhedrin, or great council of the nation, and thus secure his being put to death. From this we may learn: 1. That faithful reproofs must be expected to excite opposition and hatred. Though the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 37-54 We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 53-5453-54. Exceedingly vivid and affecting. They were stung to the quick--and can we wonder?--yet had not materials for the charge they were preparing against Him. provoke him, &c.--"to harass Him with questions."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:54

• Jesus, the Christ
• Malice
• Persecution
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Satire
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings