Mar 11:18 | HCSB | STEP | Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him . For they were afraid of Him , because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching .

Mark 11:18

18 Then 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 ^c heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid ^d of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.