Luke 22:2
and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus quietly, for they were afraid of the people.
Text-Critical English NT
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,
3Then Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.
Cross References
Matthew 21:38But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Luke 20:19Then the chief priests and the scribes wanted to arrest him at that very hour, for they knew he had spoken this parable against them, but they were afraid.
John 11:57(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given an order that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he should report it, so that they could arrest 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 →