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Luke 22:2

1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

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

3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

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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.

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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.

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Cross references

  • John 11:47–53

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

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  • Matthew 12:14

    Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

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  • Luke 19:47–48

    And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

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  • Matthew 21:45–46

    And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

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  • Luke 20:19

    And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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  • Matthew 26:3–5

    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

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  • John 11:57

    Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

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  • Psalms 2:1–5

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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