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Luke 11:53

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:

And {G1161} as he {G846} said {G3004} these things {G5023} unto {G4314} them {G846}, the scribes {G1122} and {G2532} the Pharisees {G5330} began {G756} to urge {G1758} him vehemently {G1171}, and {G2532} to provoke {G653} him {G846} to speak {G653} of {G4012} many things {G4119}:

As Yeshua left that place, the Torah-teachers and the P’rushim began to oppose him bitterly and to provoke him to express his views on all sorts of subjects,

As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 20:10 (2 votes)

    For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, [say they], and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, [saying], Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:5 (2 votes)

    Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
  • Jeremiah 18:18 (2 votes)

    ¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
  • Psalms 22:12 (2 votes)

    Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.
  • Psalms 22:13 (2 votes)

    They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
  • Luke 20:20 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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.
  • Isaiah 9:12 (2 votes)

    The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.
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