But they couldn’t find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.

但寻不出法子来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

但找不出方法来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

但找不出方法来，因为百姓都侧耳听他。

只是无从下手，因为百姓都十分喜爱听祂讲道。

但他们不知道要怎样下手，因为众人都围着他，听他的教训。

可是他们不知道怎样下手，因为民众都倾心听他。

但尋不出法子來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

但找不出方法來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

但找不出方法來，因為百姓都側耳聽他。

只是無從下手，因為百姓都十分喜愛聽祂講道。

但他們不知道要怎樣下手，因為眾人都圍著他，聽他的教訓。

卻尋不出所可行的；因為眾民都緊纏着耶穌來聽他。

可是他們不知道怎樣下手，因為民眾都傾心聽他。

但未得所為、因民皆傾聽之也、

惟不知所為、因眾傾聽之也、

惟無計可施、因民皆傾聽之也、

Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

and yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest Jesus at once. They knew he had told that story against them. But they were afraid of the people.The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

One of the women listening was from the city of Thyatira. Her name was Lydia, and her business was selling purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to accept Paul’s message.

“ No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.“ You mean he has fooled you also?” the Pharisees asked.“ Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?No! But this mob knows nothing about the law. There is a curse on them.”

The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.They sent their followers to him. They sent the Herodians with them.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that you are a man of honor. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.

He read the Law to them from sunrise until noon. He did it as he faced the open area in front of the Water Gate. He read it to the men, the women, and the children old enough to understand. And all the people paid careful attention as Ezra was reading the Book of the Law.

The chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus. They were afraid of the people.Then Satan entered Judas, who was called Iscariot. Judas was one of the 12 disciples.He went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard. He talked with them about how he could hand Jesus over to them.