Luke 22:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.
Webster's Revision
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him: for they feared the people.
World English Bible
The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
Clarke's Luke 22:2 Bible Commentary
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.