Luke 22:2
and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
In Context
1NOW the feast of unleavened bread was drawing near, which is called the Passover;
3And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
Cross References
Matthew 21:38But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance.
Matthew 26:3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Luke 20:19And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.
John 11:57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might seize him.
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:2-7
The Treachery of Judas. 1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. 5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the… Read the whole commentary →