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Luke 22:2

NETBible	The¹ chief priests and the experts in the law² were trying to find some way³ to execute⁴ Jesus,⁵ for they were afraid of the people.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Luk 22:2	and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 22:2	The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 22:2	The leading priests and teachers of religious law were actively plotting Jesus’ murder. But they wanted to kill him without starting a riot, a possibility they greatly feared.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 22:2	The high priests and religion scholars were looking for a way to do away with Jesus but, fearful of the people, they were also looking for a way to cover their tracks.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 22:2	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 22:2	The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 22:2	And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.
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KJV	And <2532> the chief priests <749> and <2532> scribes <1122> sought <2212> (5707) how <4459> they might kill <337> (5661) him <846>_; for <1063> they feared <5399> (5711) the people <2992>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 22:2	The chief <749> priests <749> and the scribes <1122> were seeking <2212> how <4459> they might put <337> Him to death <337> ; for they were afraid <5399> of the people <2992> .
NET [draft] ITL	The chief priests <749> and <2532> the experts in the law <1122> were trying to find <2212> some way <4459> to execute <337> Jesus <846> , for <1063> they were afraid <5399> of the people <2992> .
GREEK	kai ezhtoun arciereiv kai oi grammateiv to pwv anelwsin efobounto ton laon

NETBible

The¹ chief priests and the experts in the law² were trying to find some way³ to execute⁴ Jesus,⁵ for they were afraid of the people.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

³tn Grk “were seeking how.”

⁴tn The Greek verb here means “to get rid of by execution” (BDAG 64 s.v. ἀναιρέω 2; cf. also L&N 20.71, which states, “to get rid of someone by execution, often with legal or quasi-legal procedures”).

⁵tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him. The verb were trying is imperfect. It suggests, in this context, that they were always considering the opportunities.