Luke 22:2
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New International Version (©2011)
and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people's reaction.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death, because they were afraid of the people.

International Standard Version (©2012)
So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

NET Bible (©2006)
The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And the Chief Priests and Scribes were seeking how they would kill him, but they were afraid of the people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for some way to kill Jesus. However, they were afraid of the people.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

American King James Version
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

American Standard Version
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put Jesus to death: but they feared the people.

Darby Bible Translation
and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

English Revised Version
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.

Weymouth New Testament
and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people.

World English Bible
The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

Young's Literal Translation
and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the chief priests and Scribes,.... Matthew adds, "and the elders of the people"; which made up the great sanhedrim and council of the nation; these met together, not in their usual place the temple, but at the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest; see Matthew 24:3.

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Vincent's Word Studies

Sought

Imperfect, were seeking, contemporaneously with the approach of the feast.

Kill (ἀνέλωσιν)

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was at least a prophet sent from God; and it is likely they kept steady in their attachment to him. The multitude, who are represented as clamouring for his blood at the crucifixion, appear to have been a mere mob, formed out of the creatures of the chief priests and Pharisees.

Geneva Study Bible

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

People's New Testament

22:2 The chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him. Tried to devise means to accomplish this without exciting the multitude. See Mt 26:1-5.

Luke 22:2 Parallel Commentaries
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The Plot to Kill Jesus
1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. …

Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Matthew 26:2 "As you know, the Passover is two days away--and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."
Mark 14:1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.