Mark Chapter 12 verse 13 Holy Bible
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk.
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Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.
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And they send to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in speaking.
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And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
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They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
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and they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare him in discourse,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 13, 14. - St. Matthew (Matthew 22:15) tells us that "the Pharisees took counsel how they might ensnare him (ὅπως αὐτὸν παγιδεύσωσιν) in his talk;" namely, by proposing to him captious and insidious questions, which, in whatever way he might answer them, might expose him to danger. On this occasion they enlisted the Heredians to join them in their attack upon him. These Herodians were a sect of the Jews who supported the house of Herod, and were in favor of giving tribute to the Roman Caesar. They were so called at first from Herod the Great, who was a great supporter of Caesar. Tertullian, St. Jerome, and others say that these Herodiaus thought that Herod was the promised Messiah, because they saw that in him the scepter had departed from Judah (Genesis 49:10). Herod encouraged these flatterers, and so put to death the infants at Bethlehem, that he might thus get rid of Christ, lest any other than himself might be regarded as Christ. They said at it was on this account that he rebuilt the temple with so much magnificence. The Pharisees took, of course, altogether the other side, and stood forward as the supporters of the Law of Moses and of their national freedom. So, in order that they might ensnare him, they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, and in the most artful manner proposed to him, apparently in good faith, a question which answer it how he might, would, as they hoped, throw him upon the horns of a dilemma. If he said that tribute ought to be given to Caesar, he would expose himself to the malice of the Jewish people, who prided themselves upon their freedom. If, on the other hand, he said that tribute ought not to be given to Caesar, he would incur the wrath of Caesar and of the Roman power.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) They send unto him.--In Matthew the Pharisees are said to have "taken counsel," or "held a council," and then to have sent their disciples. Here the act appears more definitely as the result of a coalition of the two parties named. On the narrative as a whole, see Notes on Matthew 20:15-22.To catch.--Better, to entrap.
