Luke 11:53

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,

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Luke 11:53 in Other Translations

KJV

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:

ESV

53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,

NLT

53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.

MSG

53 As soon as Jesus left the table, the religion scholars and Pharisees went into a rage. They went over and over everything he said,

CSB

53 When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;

Luke 11:53 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:53

And as he said these things unto them
Denounced the above woes upon them, charging them with the above crimes, and threatening them with divine vengeance:

the Scribes and Pharisees began to urge him vehemently;
to fall upon him with their tongues, and express great rage, wrath, and virulence against him:

and to provoke him to speak of many things;
they put questions to him, and urged him to answer them, and did all they could to irritate him to say things that they could improve against him, to draw words out of his mouth, and then wrest and pervert them.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 11:53 In-Context

51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.

52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,

54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.

Luke 11:53

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Luke 11:53 in Other Translations

Luke 11:53 Meaning and Commentary

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