Luke 22:2

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
priests	ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
scribes	γραμματεῖς grammateis	G1122	scribe · noun — nominative plural masculine
sought	ἐζήτουν ezētoun	G2212	to seek (literally or figuratively) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
how	πῶς pōs	G4459	an interrogative particle of manner · particle — interrogative
kill	ἀνέλωσιν anelōsin	G337	to take up · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτόν· auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
feared	ἐφοβοῦντο ephobounto	G5399	to frighten · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
people	λαόν. laon	G2992	a people (in general · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

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.
Psalms 2:1-5 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Matthew 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew 21:45-46 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of 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…
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,
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 s…
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 migh…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:1-6

The year of the redeemed is now come, which had been from eternity fixed in the divine counsels, and long looked for by them that waited for the consolation of Israel. After the revolutions of many ages, it is at length come, Isa 63:4. And, it is observable, it is in the very first month of that year that the redemption is wrought out, so much in haste was the Redeemer to perform his undertaking, so was he straitened till it was accomplished. It was in the same month, and at the same time of the month (in the beginning of months, Exo 12:2), that God by Moses brought Israel out of Egypt, that the Antitype might answer the type. Christ is here delivered up, when the feast of unleavened bread d…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 22:2

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.

John Gill on Luke 22:2

And the chief priests and Scribes,.... Matthew adds, "and the elders of the people"; which made up the great sanhedrim and council of the nation; these met together, not in their usual place the temple, but at the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest; see Matthew 24:3. And sought how they might kill him; that is, "Jesus", as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read; they had determined before, upon the advice of Caiaphas, to put him to death, and very likely had fixed what kind of death he should die; see John 11:49 and now they consult together, of the manner of bringing it about, and at what time; and the majority were not for doing it on a feast day, when there was a great concourse o…

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John Calvin on Luke 22:1-2

Luke 22:1-2 Matthew 26:1-13 Mark 14:1-9 Luke 22:1-2 1. And it happened when Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples, 2. You know that after two days is the passover; and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3. Then were assembled the chief priests, and scribes, and elders of the people, in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4. And entered into consultation how they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill him. 5. But they said, Not during the festival, lest there be a commotion among the people. 6. And when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7. A woman came to him, having ointment, and poured it on his head, while h…

The Church Fathers

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him. For they feared the people. These things, two days before the Passover, Matthew testifies, having assembled the chief priests, and the elders of the people, and the scribes, in the court of Caiaphas. But they feared the people, not dreading an uprising, but taking caution lest he be taken from their hands by the aid of the people.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:1-6

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:2

John Gill on Luke 22:2

John Calvin on Luke 22:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:1-6

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:2

John Gill on Luke 22:2

John Calvin on Luke 22:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:1-6