Luke 22:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to do away with [Jesus], for they feared the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

The chief priests and the legal experts were looking for a way to kill Jesus, because they were afraid of the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a way to execute Jesus. Yet truly, they were afraid of the people.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put Jesus to death: but they feared the people.

Luke 22:2 Cross References