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Luke 14:1-6
One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.There in front of Him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid.In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees,“ Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”But they kept silent. He took the man, healed him, and sent him away.And to them, He said,“ Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”To this they could find no answer.
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Luke 20:20
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
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Mark 3:2
In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.
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Luke 11:53-54
When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.
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Luke 13:14
But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd,“ There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”
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Matthew 26:59-60
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward
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Isaiah 29:21
those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap at the gate for the mediator, and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
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Psalms 37:32-33
The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and seeks 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.
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Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the gossip of many people,“ Terror is on every side! Report him; let’s report him!” Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.“ Perhaps he will be deceived so that we might prevail against him and take our vengeance on him.”
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John 9:26-29
Then they asked him,“ What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”“ I already told you,” he said,“ and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”They ridiculed him:“ You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’ disciples.We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man— we don’t know where He’s from!”
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Psalms 38:12
Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
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John 9:16
Therefore some of the Pharisees said,“ This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying,“ How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
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John 5:10-16
so the Jews said to the man who had been healed,“ This is the Sabbath! It’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”He replied,“ The man who made me well told me,‘ Pick up your mat and walk.’”“ Who is this man who told you,‘ Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked.But the man who was cured did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex and said to him,“ See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.”The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.