Luke 11:53

53 And [when] he departed from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him closely 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.

Luke 11:53 In-Context

51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation!

52 Woe to you, legal experts, because you have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering!"

53 And [when] he departed from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him closely about many [things],

54 plotting to catch him with reference to something {he might say}.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("departed")