Bible verse
and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
Luke 22:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 22.
1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
2 and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
3 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
4 And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
6 Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
KJV
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
ASV
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
ERV
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
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