21 those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.(A)

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God and Caesar

15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap him by what he said.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:15 Lit trap him in a word

In order to accuse(A) him, they were watching him closely(B) to see whether he would heal(C) him on the Sabbath.(D)

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God and Caesar

13 Then(A) they sent some of the Pharisees(B) and the Herodians(C) to Jesus to trap him in his words.(D)

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God and Caesar

20 They(A) watched closely(B) and sent spies(C) who pretended to be righteous,[a] so that they could catch him in what he said,(D) to hand him(E) over to the governor’s(F) rule and authority.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:20 Or upright

They asked this to trap him,(A) in order that they might have evidence to accuse him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

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