Luke 22:2

New Living Translation

The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

Cross References

Matthew 12:14

Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.

Matthew 21:38

“But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

Matthew 26:2

“As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Mark 14:1

It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

John 11:57

Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.

Acts 4:27

“In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.