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.
2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
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.
2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.
2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people's reaction.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 22:2
Commentary on Luke 22:1-6
(Read Luke 22:1-6)
Christ knew all men, and had wise and holy ends in taking Judas to be a disciple. How he who knew Christ so well, came to betray him, we are here told; Satan entered into Judas. It is hard to say whether more mischief is done to Christ's kingdom, by the power of its open enemies, or by the treachery of its pretended friends; but without the latter, its enemies could not do so much evil as they do.