Luke 20:20

Then ¹  they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. ²  They wanted to take advantage of what he might say ³  so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction ⁴  of the governor.

2Sa 14:2; 1Ki 14:2-6; Ps 37:32,33; Ps 38:12; Ps 66:3; Ps 81:15; Isa 29:20,21; Jer 11:19; Jer 18:18; Jer 20:10; Mt 22:15,18; Mt 27:2; Mr 12:13,15; Joh 18:28-32; 2Pe 2:3

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “righteous,” but in this context the point is their false sincerity.

³ tn Grk “so that they might catch him in some word.”

⁴ tn This word is often translated “authority” in other contexts, but here, in combination with ἀρχή (arch), it refers to the domain or sphere of the governor’s rule (L&N 37.36).