Luke 22:2
“And the chiefe Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.”
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Luke 22:2 Context
1Now þe feast of vnleuened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passeouer. 2And the chiefe Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3¶ Then entred Satan into Iudas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelue. 4And he went his way, and communed with the chiefe Priests and captaines, how he might betray him vnto them.
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Other Translations for Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
- King James Version
The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.
- Basic English Bible
and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
- Darby Bible
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.
- Webster's Bible
and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people.
- Weymouth Bible
The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.
- World English Bible
And the princis of preestis and the scribis souyten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu, but thei dredden the puple.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Luke 22:2
Lu 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.