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

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

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.

Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.

But Jesus knew their evil motives.“ You hypocrites!” he said.“ Why are you trying to trap me?

The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.

Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: