Luke 22:2

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The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

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  • John 11:47-53 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?' 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation. 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, 'You know nothing at all!' 50 'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.' 51 He did not say this on his own; but as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation. 52 And not only for the nation, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.
  • John 11:57 : 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.
  • Acts 4:27 : 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'
  • Ps 2:1-5 : 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath:
  • Matt 12:14 : 14 But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him, plotting how they might destroy Him.
  • Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance!'
  • Matt 21:45-46 : 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them. 46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 26:3-5 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him. 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 14:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

    2 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

  • Mark 11:18
    84%

    18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began seeking a way to destroy him. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

  • Luke 20:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

    20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Matt 26:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

    4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

    5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

    2 They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Luke 19:47
    78%

    47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

  • Luke 22:1
    77%

    1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, was drawing near.

  • Matt 21:45-46
    2 verses
    77%

    45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

    46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

  • Luke 22:66
    77%

    66 At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • Luke 22:4-7
    4 verses
    77%

    4 Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus to them.

    5 They were glad and agreed to give him money.

    6 So Judas consented and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

    7 Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

  • Mark 12:12
    77%

    12 They sought to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they understood that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

  • John 12:10
    77%

    10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well,

  • Luke 20:1
    76%

    1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Matt 27:20
    76%

    20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • John 11:57
    76%

    57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.

  • Luke 24:20
    76%

    20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • Mark 15:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

    11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

  • Acts 6:12
    75%

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Mark 11:27
    74%

    27 They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

  • Mark 15:1
    74%

    1 At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • Matt 26:59
    74%

    59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

  • Mark 14:11
    74%

    11 When they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

  • Mark 14:53
    74%

    53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the law came together.

  • Acts 13:28
    74%

    28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

  • Matt 12:14
    74%

    14 But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him, plotting how they might destroy Him.

  • Matt 22:15
    74%

    15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

  • Matt 26:57
    73%

    57 Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • John 7:25
    73%

    25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • John 11:53
    73%

    53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.

  • Mark 14:55
    73%

    55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.

  • Matt 20:18
    73%

    18 'Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death.'

  • Luke 23:13
    73%

    13 Pilate then called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people.

  • Matt 26:16
    73%

    16 And from that moment, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.

  • John 7:32
    73%

    32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

  • Matt 27:62
    73%

    62 The next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.

  • Matt 26:47
    73%

    47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

  • Luke 11:54
    72%

    54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.

  • Matt 21:15
    72%

    15 When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' they became indignant

  • John 11:47
    72%

    47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'

  • Luke 23:10
    72%

    10 The chief priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him.