Luke 22:2 - The Scriptures 1998

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to kill Him, for they feared the people.

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

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

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

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

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

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