53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,
53 As soon as Jesus left the table, the religion scholars and Pharisees went into a rage. They went over and over everything he said,
53 And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,
53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.
54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.
54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
54 plotting how they could trap him in something from his own mouth.
54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.
54 They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.
(Read Luke 11:37-54)
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 Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 11:53
Commentary on Luke 11:37-54
(Read Luke 11:37-54)
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 Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.