Lucas 20:20

20 Y acechándole, enviaron espías que fingieran ser justos, para sorprenderle en alguna declaración a fin de entregarle al poder y autoridad del gobernador.

Lucas 20:20 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:20

And they watched him
What he said, and what he did, and where he went, that they might take an advantage against him, or know where he was, to send to him, as they should think fit, and take the best opportunity of so doing. The Syriac and Persic versions leave out this clause:

and sent forth spies which should feign themselves just men:
of virtue and religion, conscientious men, that would do nothing but what was just and right, and were desirous of being exactly informed of the truth of things, that they might act right in every punctilio:

that might take hold of his words;
improve them, and form a charge upon them, of sedition and treason:

that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of
the governor;
the Roman governor, and by him be put to death. These men were some of them the disciples of the Pharisees, and others were Herodians; see ( Matthew 22:16 ) .

Lucas 20:20 In-Context

18 Todo el que caiga sobre esa piedra será hecho pedazos; y aquel sobre quien ella caiga, lo esparcirá como polvo.

19 Los escribas y los principales sacerdotes procuraron echarle mano en aquella misma hora, pero temieron al pueblo; porque comprendieron que contra ellos había dicho esta parábola.

20 Y acechándole, enviaron espías que fingieran ser justos, para sorprenderle en alguna declaración a fin de entregarle al poder y autoridad del gobernador.

21 Y le preguntaron, diciendo: Maestro, sabemos que hablas y enseñas rectamente, y no te guías por las apariencias, sino que enseñas con verdad el camino de Dios.

22 ¿Nos es lícito pagar impuesto al César, o no?