⁶ At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.

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¹³ Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

¹⁶ They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites.

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.

¹⁵ As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

⁵³ So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.

¹⁹ The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

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²⁰ Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

¹¹ At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.

² The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.