As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;
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As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;
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When he thus spake vnto them the lawears and the Pharises began to wexe busye about him and to stop his mouth with many questions
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And as he sayde these things vnto them, the Scribes and Pharises began to vrge him sore, and to prouoke him to speake of many things,
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Passages linked to Luke 11:53 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 22:12-13 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
- Isaiah 9:12 The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Jeremiah 18:18 Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
- Jeremiah 20:10 For I have heard the defaming of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce, and we will denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. “Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we will prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”
- Luke 20:20 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.
- Luke 20:27 Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5 doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain They proposed many questions to him, to draw something…
They proposed many questions to him, to draw something out of his mouth, which they might traitorously carp at.
The more the world is reprehended, the worse it is, and yet must we not betray the truth.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 53 And as he said these things unto them,…
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:
Ver. 53. To urge him vehemently] ενεχειν. Out of deep displeasure to bear an aching tooth towards him (as Herodias did toward the Baptist, Mar 6:19), waiting him a shrewd turn.
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And to provoke him to speak] αποστοματιζειν. Not to stop his mouth about many things, as the Rhemists falsely render it. They asked him captious questions to make him an offender for a word, Isa 29:21.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Herein the vile genius of these wretched men was…
Herein the vile genius of these wretched men was seen, Christ was become their enemy because he told them the truth; his reproofs in order to their reformation and amendment do but fill them with madness against him. Nor are wicked and malicious men at any time fair enemies.
They urge him vehemently, and provoke him to speak of many things; they lie at the catch, in wait for him; hoping that in his many words, and answers to their many captious questions, they should hear something from him, upon which they might form an accusation against him to Pilate, the Roman governor, for his blood was that they thirsted after. If it were thus done to the green tree, let us not wonder if it be so done also to the dry. The hearts and practices of malicious and wicked men, in succeeding generations, do (as in a glass) answer the hearts of persons of their spirits and morals in preceding generations. Malice will never regard justice or equity.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 53. Began to urge him vehemently] δεινως ενεχειν,…
Verse 53. Began to urge him vehemently] δεινως ενεχειν, They began to be furious. They found themselves completely unmasked in the presence of a vast concourse of people. See Lu 12:1, (for we can not suppose that all this conversation passed while Christ was at meat in the Pharisee's house, as Matthew, Mt 23:25, shows that these words were spoken on another occasion.) They therefore questioned him on a variety of points, and hoped, by the multitude and impertinence of their questions, to puzzle or irritate him, so as to induce him to speak rashly, (for this is the import of the word αποστοματιζειν,) that they might find some subject of accusation against him. See Wetstein and Kypke.
A MINISTER of the Gospel of God should, above all men, be continent of his tongue; his enemies, in certain cases, will crowd question upon question, in order so to puzzle and confound him that he may speak unadvisedly with his lips, and thus prejudice the truth he was labouring to promote and defend. The following is a good prayer, which all who are called to defend or proclaim the truths of the Gospel may confidently offer to their God. "Let thy wisdom and light, O Lord, disperse their artifice and my darkness! Cast the bright beams of thy light upon those who have to defend themselves against subtle and deceitful men! Raise and animate their hearts, that they may not be wanting to the cause of truth. Guide their tongue, that they may not be deficient in prudence, nor expose thy truth by any indiscretions or unseasonable transports of zeal. Let meekness, gentleness, and longsuffering influence and direct their hearts; and may they ever feel the full weight of that truth: The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God!" The following advice of one of the ancients is good: Στηθι ἑδαιος ὡς ακμων τυπτομενος, καλου γαρ αθλητου δερεσθαι και νικᾳν. "Stand thou firm as a beaten anvil: for it is the part of a good soldier to be flayed alive, and yet conquer."
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Luk 11:53-54. As he said these things, the scribes…
Luk 11:53-54. As he said these things, the scribes and Pharisees began to urge him — The freedom which Jesus now took with the Pharisee and his guests, provoked them exceedingly, for they were guilty of the crimes which he laid to their charge; and to be revenged, they urged him to speak upon a variety of topics relative to religion and government, hoping that he might let something drop which would render him either obnoxious to the magistrate or to the people.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain To urge him vehemently - To press upon him…
To urge him vehemently - To press upon him “violently.” They were enraged against him. They therefore pressed upon him; asked him many questions; sought to entrap him, that they might accuse him.
Provoke him ... - This means that they put many questions to him about various matters, without giving him proper time to answer. They proposed questions as fast as possible, and about as many things as possible, that they might get him, in the hurry, to say something that would be wrong, that they might thus accuse him. This was a remarkable instance of their cunning, malignity, and unfairness.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And to oppress (i.e. stop) his mouth about many…
And to oppress (i.e. stop) his mouth about many things.[2] This is the literal signification of the Greek: they started one question upon another, to raise confusion and confound the answers. (Witham)
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Et os ejus opprimere de multis: Greek: apostomatizein auton peri pleionon.
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George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Exceedingly vivid and affecting. They were stung to the…
Exceedingly vivid and affecting. They were stung to the quick--and can we wonder?--yet had not materials for the charge they were preparing against Him.
provoke him, &c.--"to harass Him with questions."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 53. Provoke—The word here used in the Greek is…
53. Provoke—The word here used in the Greek is applied to the practice among teachers of requiring the pupil to speak and answer accurately from memory. Hence, to put prepared questions and require immediate answers, in order to draw out expressions of hostility to Moses and the traditions, to the Temple, or to the Jewish nation, or to Caesar; so as to excite the hierarchy, the people, or the civil authorities against him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 53. And as he said these things] Rather (with…
53. And as he said these things] Rather (with א, B, C, L), when He had gone forth from thence. The Pharisees in their anger followed Him.
to urge him vehemently] It is clear from this and the following verse that the Pharisee’s feast had been a base plot to entrap Jesus. None of His disciples seem to have been with Him, nor any of the people; and after these stern rebukes the Pharisees surrounded Him in a most threatening and irritating manner, in “a scene of violence perhaps unique in the Life of Jesus.
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to provoke him to speak of many things] Perhaps “to cross-question Him,” or to catch words from His mouth about very many things. The classical sense of the verb apostomatizein is ‘to dictate.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (53) And as he said these things unto them.—The…
(53) And as he said these things unto them.—The better MSS. give, “When He had gone forth from thence . . . ,” as though Jesus had left the house after uttering the “woe” of Luk_11:52, and was followed by the crowd of angry and embittered disputants.
To provoke him to speak.—The Greek verb has literally the sense of “causing to speak impromptu, without thought,” and is happily enough rendered by the English text.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And as he said these things unto them. The…
And as he said these things unto them. The older authorities here, instead of these words, read, and when he was gone out from thence. Thus, after uttering the last "woe," Jesus appears abruptly to have risen and left the house of his Pharisee entertainers. A crowd of angry men, composed of scribes and lawyers and friends of the Pharisee party, appear to have followed the Galilaean Teacher, whose words just spoken had publicly shown the estimation in which he held the great schools of religious thought which then in great measure guided public Jewish opinion. From henceforth there could be only one end to the unequal combat. The bold outspoken Teacher must, at all hazards, be put out of the way.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 53, 54. The scribes and the Pharisees. For the…
53, 54. The scribes and the Pharisees. For the manner in which they tried to entrap Jesus, see the 22d chapter of Matthew, and the 8th and 10th of John.
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This is the end of the part of the story where Jesus eats at the Pharisee's house. These verses tell the reader what happens after the main part of the story ends.
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After Jesus left there
"After Jesus left the Pharisee's house"
argued with him ... trying to trap him
The scribes and Pharisees did not argue in order to defend their views, but to try to trap Jesus so they could accuse him of breaking the law of God.
trying to trap him in his own words
This means they wanted Jesus to say something wrong so that they could accuse him. (See: Metaphor)
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