Luke 22:2
1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
3 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
4 And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- DARBY
- and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
- BLB
- And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people.
- ÅB
- og yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde søkte råd til å få ryddet ham av veien; for de fryktet for folket.
- OTB
- Overprestene og de skriftlærde søkte en måte å få Jesus drept på, for de fryktet folket.
- B1930
- og yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde søkte råd til å få ryddet ham av veien; for de fryktet for folket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:47–53
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Read in contextMatthew 12:14
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Read in contextLuke 19:47–48
Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
Read in contextMatthew 21:45–46
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
Read in contextLuke 20:19
When 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.
Read in contextMatthew 26:3–5
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Read in contextJohn 11:57
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
Read in contextPsalms 2:1–5
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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