they watched.

Psalm 37:32, 33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, . . .

Psalm 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, and plot deceit all day long.

Isaiah 29:20, 21
For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down-- . . .

Jeremiah 11:19
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name will be remembered no more."

Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, "Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, or counsel to the wise, or an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words."

Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many, "Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!" All my trusted friends watch for my fall: "Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him."

Matthew 22:15, 18
Then the Pharisees went out and plotted to trap Jesus in His words. . . .

Mark 12:13, 15
Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words. . . .

feign.

2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

1 Kings 14:2-6
and Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please arise, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people. . . .

Psalm 66:3
Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

Psalm 81:15
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

2 Peter 2:3
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with tales they have concocted. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

they might deliver.

Matthew 27:2
They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

John 18:28-32
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover. . . .