Luke 22:2 - Tree of Life Version

² The ruling kohanim and Torah scholars were searching for a way to do away with Yeshua, for they were afraid of the people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to do away with [Jesus], for they feared the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

Common English Bible

² 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

² 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

² 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

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Matthew 21:38

“But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir! Come on, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’

Matthew 26:2

“You know that Passover comes in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be executed.”

Mark 14:1

Now it was two days before Passover and the Feast of Matzah. The ruling kohanim and Torah scholars were searching for a way to grab Yeshua by stealth and kill Him.

Luke 20:19

The Torah scholars and the ruling kohanim tried to grab Him that very hour, because they realized that He spoke this parable against them—but they feared the people.

John 11:57

Now the ruling kohanim and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so that they might arrest Him.

Acts 4:27

“For truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together in this city against Your holy Servant Yeshua, whom You anointed.