Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.
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].
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].
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.
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 feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people. 3 And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 2:1-5
Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees went out {and plotted} against him in order that they could destroy him.
Matthew 21:38
But [when] the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!'
Matthew 21:45-46
And [when] the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,
Matthew 26:3-5
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,
Luke 19:47-48
And he was teaching every day in the temple [courts], and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.
Luke 20:19
And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay [their] hands on him at [that] same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.
John 11:47-53
So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs!
John 11:57
(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report [it], in order that they could arrest him.)
Acts 4:27
For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,