Luke 22:2

In 9 translations

BSB

and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take Him up, for they were afraid of the people.

YLT

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

And the hie Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὸ πῶς ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν, ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν.

RP2018

Καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὸ πῶς ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν· ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὸ πῶς ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν· ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν.

SCR1894

και εζητουν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις το πως ανελωσιν αυτον εφοβουντο γαρ τον λαον

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• John 11:47–53Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come…
• Matthew 21:45–46When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them. Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
• Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
• Psalms 2:1–5Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains and cast away…
• Matthew 26:3–5At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. “But not during the feast,” they…
• John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
• Luke 19:47–48Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
• Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
• Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
• Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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