• Luke 20:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 20 Καὶ And παρατηρήσαντες having observed beside ἀπέστειλαν they sent off ἐνκαθέτους ones let go down in ὑποκρινομένους pretending ἑαυτοὺς themselves δικαίους righteous εἶναι, to be, ἵνα in order that ἐπιλάβωνται they might catch αὐτοῦ of him λόγου, of word, ὥστε as-and παραδοῦναι to give over αὐτὸν him τῇ to the ἀρχῇ government καὶ and τῇ to the ἐξουσίᾳ authority τοῦ of the ἡγεμόνος. governor.

  • Luke 20:20
    The Bible in Living English

    • 20* and they watched their chance and sent emissaries, who pretended to be honest men, to get a hold on him by his talk so as to have him arrested by the authority of the governor’s administration;

  • Luke 20:20
    American Standard Version

    • 20 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.

  • Luke 20:20
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 20 And watching narrowly they sent forth suborned men feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might lay hold of a word of his so as to deliver him up unto the rule and the authority of the governor.

  • Luke 20:20
    King James Version

    • 20 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.