Luke 22:2

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 22

“And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.”Luke 22:2

What Does Luke 22:2 Mean?

Luke 22:2 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 22, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Luke 22:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Micah 2:1“Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.”Ephesians 2:2“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”Acts 4:21“So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.”Psalms 25:19“Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.”Mark 11:32“But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.”John 11:47“Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.”Psalms 2:1“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”Daniel 6:4“Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.”Hosea 5:2“And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.”Hosea 6:9“And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.”Matthew 12:14“Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”Matthew 21:15“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,”Matthew 21:26“But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.”Matthew 21:45“And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.”Matthew 26:3“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 Caiaphas,”Matthew 27:3“Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,”Luke 19:47“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 19:48“And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.”Luke 20:14“But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.”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 spoken this parable against them.”

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