Luke 20:20 MSG/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 20 Watching for a chance to get him, they sent spies who posed as honest inquirers, hoping to trick him into saying something that would get him in trouble with the law. | 20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. |
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