Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. In his talk - Εν λογῳ, by discourse: intending to ask him subtle and ensnaring questions; his answers to which might involve him either with the Roman government, or with the great Sanhedrin.
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Matthew 22:15
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.