Luke 22 · Verse 2

Luke 22:2

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Luke 22:2, King James Version

Luke 22:2 in other translations

BSBand the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
WEBThe chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.
ASVAnd the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
YLTand the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.
DARBYand the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
BBEAnd the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.
WebsterAnd the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.

What does Luke 22:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:1-2

Lu 22:1-6. Conspiracy of the Jewish Authorities to Put Jesus to Death--Compact with Judas. 1-2. (See on Mt 26:1-5.)

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 2.

(b) "And the chief priests" Ps 2:2, Acts 4:27

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was at least a prophet sent from God; and it is likely they kept steady in their attachment to him. The multitude, who are represented as clamouring for his blood at the crucifixion, appear to have been a mere mob, formed out of the creatures of the chief priests and Pharisees.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:1-6

Christ knew all men, and had wise and holy ends in taking Judas to be a disciple. How he who knew Christ so well, came to betray him, we are here told; Satan entered into Judas. It is hard to say whether more mischief is done to Christ's kingdom, by the power of its open enemies, or by the treachery of its pretended friends; but without the latter, its enemies could not do so much evil as they do.

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Luke 22:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐζήτουνezētounwere seekingG2212
οἱhoitheG3588
ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief priestsG749
καὶkaiandG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesG1122
τὸto<the>G3588
πῶςpōshowG4459
ἀνέλωσινanelōsinthey may executeG337
αὐτόν·autonhim;G846
ἐφοβοῦντοephobountothey were afraidG5399
γὰρgarforG1063
τὸνtonof theG3588
λαόν.laonpeople.G2992

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:2

  • John 11:47-53

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. …

  • Matthew 12:14

    Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

  • Luke 19:47-48

    And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

  • Matthew 21:45-46

    And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

  • Luke 20:19

    And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

  • Matthew 26:3-5

    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

  • John 11:57

    Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

  • Psalms 2:1-5

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. …

  • Matthew 21:38

    But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

  • Acts 4:27

    For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
19:47,48; 20:19; Ps 2:1-5; Mt 21:38,45,46; 26:3-5; Joh 11:47-53,57
Ac 4:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 22:1

    Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

  • Luke 22:2

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

  • Luke 22:3

    Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

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Luke 22:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los príncipes de los sacerdotes y los escribas buscaban cómo le matarían; mas tenían miedo del pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les principaux sacrificateurs et les scribes cherchaient comment ils pourraient le faire mourir; car ils craignaient le peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Hohenpriester und die Schriftgelehrten suchten, wie sie ihn umbrächten, denn sie fürchteten das Volk.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et quærebant principes sacerdotum, et scribæ, quomodo Jesum interficerent: timebant vero plebem.