they were lying in wait for him to trap him in something he said.

私下窥听，要拿他的话柄。

伺机要抓他的话柄。

伺机要抓他的话柄。

伺机找把柄陷害祂。

等机会从他的口中找把柄。

暗中等机会，要从他的口中抓住把柄。

私下窺聽，要拿他的話柄。

伺機要抓他的話柄。

伺機要抓他的話柄。

伺機找把柄陷害祂。

等機會從他的口中找把柄。

伺伏等着他，要從他口中獵取話柄來。

暗中等機會，要從他的口中抓住把柄。

設伏伺之、欲執其自口而出者、

設伏以伺、欲因其口說、陷而罪之、

且窺伺焉、欲就其口所言者而訟之、

欲伺其隙、以為語柄耳。

waiting to catch him in something he might say.

They set traps for him. They wanted to catch him in something he might say.

lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.

laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Jesus to trap him in his words.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap him by what he said.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil.They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said,“ Why are you testing me, hypocrites?

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;the LORD will not leave him in the power of the wicked one or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.

In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: