Luke 11:54

“Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.”

"Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him." - Luke 11:54
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What does Luke 11:54 mean?

Luke 11:54 in the King James Version reads, "Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him." This verse is a part of a larger passage in which Jesus confronts the Pharisees and religious leaders, condemning them for their…

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Caught in the Web of Deception: Recognizing the Danger of Malice

In the book of Luke, Chapter 11, verse 54, we read a stirring description of the malicious intentions of those who sought to undermine Jesus’ ministry: "Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him." This verse invites us to…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Protection Against Deception

O Sovereign Lord, In the stillness of this moment, I bow my heart before You, acknowledging Your perfect wisdom and boundless love. As I meditate upon the words of Luke 11:54, where it is written, "Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they…

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"And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on." - Luke 23:54
Luke 8:54 - "And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise."
Luke 22:54 - "¶ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off."
Luke 12:54 - "¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is."
Luke 9:54 - "And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?"
"He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;" - Luke 1:54
John 11:54 - "Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples."
Luke 8:54-56 (KJVA) 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. 56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Luke 8:54-56 (KJVA) 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. 56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Isaiah 54:11 - "¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires."
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"¶ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off." - Luke 22:54
Luke 12:54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is.
"And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise." - Luke 8:54
"¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is." - Luke 12:54
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"¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires." - Isaiah 54:11
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