54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.
54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
54 plotting how they could trap him in something from his own mouth.
54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.
54 They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 11:54
Commentary on Luke 11:37-54
(Read Luke 11:37-54)
We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.