Luke 20:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
παραδίδωμι
to deliver
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παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
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ἐξουσία
authority
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ἐξουσία
Authority, right, power. Exousia. All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Jesus delegates His authority to His church. We operate under His commission.
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ἑαυτοῦ
themselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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δίκαιος
righteous
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δίκαιος
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
they may catch
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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
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ὑποκρίνομαι
feigning
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ὑποκρίνομαι
to decide (speak or act) under a false part, i.e. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend)
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ὥστε
in order
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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ἡγεμών
governor.
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ἡγεμών
a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province
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παρατηρέω
having watched Him
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παρατηρέω
to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously
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ἐγκάθετος
spies
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ἐγκάθετος
subinduced, i.e. surreptitiously suborned as a lier-in-wait
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εἶναι
to be,
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εἶναι
to exist
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