⁵⁴ waiting to catch him in something he might say.^(A)

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar^(A)

¹³ Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians^(B) to Jesus to catch him^(C) in his words.

³⁵ One of them, an expert in the law,^(A) tested him with this question:

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar^(A)

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.

Paying Taxes to Caesar^(A)

²⁰ Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,^(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.^(C)

² Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely^(A) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.^(B)

¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?