The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.

They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;

The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.

I hear everybody whispering, "Terror is everywhere! So let's report him to the authorities!" Even my close friends wait for my downfall. "Perhaps he can be tricked," they say; "then we can catch him and get revenge."

Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

trying to lay traps for him and catch him saying something wrong.

One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the leading Pharisees; and people were watching Jesus closely.

Every day Jesus taught in the Temple. The chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the leaders of the people wanted to kill him,

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.

So they looked for an opportunity. They bribed some men to pretend they were sincere, and they sent them to trap Jesus with questions, so that they could hand him over to the authority and power of the Roman Governor.

but he was told of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.