Luke 11:54
“Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Laying wait for him - Or, rather, laying “snares” for him It means that they endeavored to entangle him in his talk;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 11:37-54
Christ here says many of those things to a Pharisee and his guests, in a private conversation at table, which he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to catch Literally, "to hunt."They were members of a body of a sort of -commission of enquiry" which had been sent from…
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