Parallel LUKE 20:20

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BSB § So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

BLB And having watched Him, they sent spies, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might catch Him in His word, in order to deliver Him to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

AICNT And {they watched him and}[fn] sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch him in a statement, {so as to}[fn] deliver him to the [authority and power][fn] of the governor.

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OEB Having watched their opportunity, they afterwards sent some spies, who pretended to be good men, to catch Jesus in the course of conversation, and so enable them to give him up to the Governor’s jurisdiction and authority.

WEB They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

NET Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

LSV And having watched [Him], they sent forth ones lying in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of His word, to deliver Him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

FBV Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

TCNT So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be sincere in order to catch him in something he said, so that they could deliver him up to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

T4T So they watched him carefully. They also hired ◄spies/secret agents► who pretended to be sincere. But they really wanted to get him to say something for which they could accuse him. They wanted to be able to turn him over to the authority of the governor of the province. But they also knew that the Jews were disgusted with having to pay taxes to the government.

LEB And they watched him[fn] closelyand[fn] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.

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BBE And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

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ASV And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

DRA And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor.

YLT And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

DBY And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

RV And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

WBS And they watched him , and sent forth spies, who should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.

KJB And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
  (And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. )

BB And they watched hym, & sent foorth spyes, which shoulde fayne them selues ryghteous men, to take hym in his wordes, and to delyuer hym vnto the power and aucthoritie of the deputie.
  (And they watched him, and sent forth spyes, which should fayne themselves righteous men, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power and authority of the deputie.)

GNV And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should faine themselues iust men, to take him in his talke, and to deliuer him vnto the power and authoritie of the gouernour.
  (And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should faine themselves just men, to take him in his talke, and to deliver him unto the power and authority of the gouernour. )

CB And they watched hi, & sent forth spyes, which shulde fayne the selues perfecte, that they might take him in his wordes, to delyuer him vnto the power and auctorite of ye debite.
  (And they watched hi, and sent forth spyes, which should fayne the selves perfecte, that they might take him in his words, to deliver him unto the power and authority of ye/you_all debite.)

TNT And they watched him and sent forth spies which shuld fayne them selves perfecte to take him in his wordes and to delyvre him vnto the power and auctorite of the debite.
  (And they watched him and sent forth spies which should fayne them selves perfecte to take him in his words and to delyvre him unto the power and authority of the debite. )

WYC And thei aspieden, and senten aspieris, that feyneden hem iust, that thei schulden take hym in word, and bitaak hym to the `power of the prince, and to the power of the iustice.
  (And they aspieden, and sent aspieris, that feyneden them iust, that they should take him in word, and bitaak him to the `power of the prince, and to the power of the iustice.)

LUT Und sie hielten auf ihn und sandten Laurer aus, die sich stellen sollten, als wären sie fromm, auf daß sie ihn in der Rede fingen, damit sie ihn überantworten könnten der Obrigkeit und Gewalt des Landpflegers.
  (And they/she/them hielten on him/it and sandten Laurer aus, the itself/yourself/themselves stellen sollten, als would_be they/she/them fromm, on that they/she/them him/it in the Rede fingen, damit they/she/them him/it überantworten könnten the Obrigkeit and Gewalt the Landpflegers.)

CLV Et observantes miserunt insidiatores, qui se justos simularent, ut caperent eum in sermone, ut traderent illum principatui, et potestati præsidis.[fn]
  (And observantes miserunt insidiatores, who se justos simularent, as caperent him in sermone, as traderent him principatui, and potestati præsidis.)

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UGNT καὶ παρατηρήσαντες, ἀπέστειλαν ἐνκαθέτους ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, ὥστε παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
  (kai parataʸraʸsantes, apesteilan enkathetous hupokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai, hina epilabōntai autou logou, hōste paradounai auton taʸ arⱪaʸ kai taʸ exousia tou haʸgemonos.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, ⸀ὥστε παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
  (Kai parataʸraʸsantes apesteilan egkathetous hupokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai, hina epilabōntai autou logou, ⸀hōste paradounai auton taʸ arⱪaʸ kai taʸ exousia tou haʸgemonos. )

TC-GNT Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν [fn]ἐγκαθέτους, ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, [fn]εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
  (Kai parataʸraʸsantes apesteilan egkathetous, hupokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai, hina epilabōntai autou logou, eis to paradounai auton taʸ arⱪaʸ kai taʸ exousia tou haʸgemonos.)

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Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).