Luke 22:2 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version The leading priests and teachers of the law wanted to kill Jesus. But they were trying to find a quiet way to do it, because they were afraid of what the people would do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
“But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, it will be ours.’
“You know that the day after tomorrow is Passover. On that day the Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies to be killed on a cross.”
It was now only two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. Then they could kill him.
When the teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story, they knew it was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus right then, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
But the leading priests and the Pharisees had given a special order about Jesus. They said that anyone who knew where he was must tell them so that they could arrest him.
That’s what actually happened when Herod, Pontius Pilate, the other nations, and the people of Israel all came together against Jesus here in Jerusalem. He is your holy Servant, the one you made to be the Messiah.