Laying wait for him. — The better MSS. give the verse in a somewhat simpler form, laying wait to catch something out of His mouth. The words throw light on the subsequent question about paying tribute to Cæsar (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17), and show it to have been the acting out of a pre-concerted policy.
Related Commentaries of Luke 11:54
Luke 11:54
54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.