Luke 22:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

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  • John 11:47-53 : 47 the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs? 48 if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.' 49 and a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest of that year, said to them, `Ye have not known anything, 50 nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.' 51 And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation, 52 and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one. 53 From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;
  • John 11:57 : 57 and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew `it', so that they may seize him.
  • Acts 4:27 : 27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,
  • Ps 2:1-5 : 1 Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity? 2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah: 3 `Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.' 4 He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them. 5 Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
  • Matt 12:14 : 14 And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,
  • Matt 21:38 : 38 and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
  • Matt 21:45-46 : 45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh, 46 and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.
  • Matt 26:3-5 : 3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill `him', 5 and they said, `Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people -- 48 and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 14:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

    2 and they said, `Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

  • 18 And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

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    19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

    20 And, having watched `him', they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

  • Matt 26:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;

    4 and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill `him',

    5 and they said, `Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

    2 and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people --

  • 1 And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,

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    45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,

    46 and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

  • 66 And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,

  • Luke 22:4-7
    4 verses
    77%

    4 and he, having gone away, spake with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them,

    5 and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,

    6 and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

    7 And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

  • 12 And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;

  • 10 and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,

  • 1 And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon `him',

  • 20 And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

  • 57 and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew `it', so that they may seize him.

  • 20 how also the chief priests and our rulers did deliver him up to a judgment of death, and crucified him;

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    10 for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

    11 and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

  • 12 They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

  • 27 And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as he is walking, there come unto him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

  • 1 And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered `him' to Pilate;

  • 59 And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

  • 11 and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

  • 53 And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes;

  • 28 and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,

  • 14 And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,

  • 15 Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

  • 57 And those laying hold on Jesus led `him' away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,

  • 25 Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, `Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?

  • 53 From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

  • 55 And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding,

  • 18 `Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

  • 13 And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

  • 16 and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

  • 32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they may take him;

  • 62 And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,

  • 47 And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • 54 laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  • 15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

  • 47 the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs?

  • 10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him,