Luk 22:2 | HCSB | STEP | The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death , because they were afraid of the people .

Luke 22:2

2 The ^{▼▼chief priest(s): A group of Jewish temple officers that included the highpriest, captain of the temple, temple overseers, and treasurers}chief priests and the ^{▼▼scribe(s): A professional group in Judaism that copied the law of Moses and interpreted it, especially in legal cases}scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death, ^c because they were afraid of the people. ^d