Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses were looking for a way to kill Jesus because they were afraid of the people [i.e., that people would riot if it were done during the Festival. See Matt. 26:5].
New American Standard Bible
The chief priests and the scribes
King James Version
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Holman Bible
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death,
International Standard Version
So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.
A Conservative Version
And the chief priests and the scholars 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.
Amplified
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].
Anderson New Testament
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to kill him, for they feared the people.
Daniel Mace New Testament
being nigh, the chief priests consulted with the Scribes, how they might put Jesus to death; for they were afraid of the people.
Darby Translation
and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Godbey New Testament
And the chief priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him; for they feared the people.
Goodspeed New Testament
And the high priests and the scribes were casting about for a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the people.
John Wesley New Testament
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; but they feared the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
King James 2000
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.
Modern King James verseion
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the high priests, and scribes sought how to kill him, but they feared the people.
Moffatt New Testament
The high priests and scribes were trying how to get him put to death (for they were afraid of the people),
Montgomery New Testament
The high priest and the Scribes continually sought means to put him to death.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the people.
Noyes New Testament
and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Sawyer New Testament
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might destroy him, for they feared the people.
The Emphasized Bible
And the High-priests and the Scribes were seeking, how they might get rid of him; for they feared the people.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of the people.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Chief Priest and the Teachers of the Law were looking for an opportunity of destroying Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
So the high priests and the scribes continued to seek how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people.
World English Bible
The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.
Worrell New Testament
and the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were fearing the people.
Worsley New Testament
And the chief priests and scribes were consulting how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 22:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Chief Priests And Scribes Plot To Kill Jesus
1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses' leadership]. 2 And the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses were looking for a way to kill Jesus because they were afraid of the people [i.e., that people would riot if it were done during the Festival. See Matt. 26:5]. 3 Then Satan entered the heart of Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.
Matthew 21:38
But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir [to the vineyard]. Come on, let us kill him so we can take over his inheritance.'
Matthew 21:45-46
And when the leading priests and Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they realized He was speaking about them.
Matthew 26:3-5
Then the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people were gathered in the courtroom of the head priest, named Caiaphas.
Luke 19:47-48
And Jesus was teaching in the Temple every day. But the leading priests and the experts in the law of Moses and the leading men of the people were looking [for a way] to kill Him,
Luke 20:19
Then the experts in the law of Moses and the leading priests attempted to arrest Jesus right away, [but hesitated] because they feared [what] the people [might do], since they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.
John 11:47-53
So, the leading priests and the Pharisees assembled the Council [Note: This was the Jewish governing body called "the Sanhedrin"] and said, "What should we do, for this man is performing many [miraculous] signs?
John 11:57
Now the leading priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he was to report it, so they could arrest Him.
Acts 4:27
For [truly] it was both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, who gathered together in this city [of Jerusalem] against your Holy Servant Jesus