Luke 22:2 Cross References - MNT

² The high priest and the Scribes continually sought means to put him to death.

¹⁴ The man stretched it out, and it had become sound like the other. But when the Pharisees came out, they consulted together how they might destroy him.

³⁸ But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves: "'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.'

⁴⁵ As they listened to his parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees recognized that he was speaking about them; ⁴⁶ but although they longed to apprehend him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the court of the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas, ⁴ and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death; ⁵ but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

⁴⁷ Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people. ⁴⁸ But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.

¹⁹ At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable.

⁴⁷ So the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. ⁴⁸ "What are we going to do?" they said, "now that this man is performing many signs?" If we leave him alone, this way, every one will believe on him, and the Romans will come and rob us of both our sacred place and of our people." ⁴⁹ But one of their number, Caiaphas by name, who was high priest that year, said to them, ⁵⁰ "You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, rather than the whole nation be destroyed." ⁵¹ now he did not say this of his own accord; but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die in behalf of the nation, ⁵² and not in behalf of the nation alone, but in order that he might gather into one the widely scattered children of God. ⁵³ So from that day they plotted to kill him.

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if any one knew where he was. he should give information, so that they might arrest him.

²⁷ "In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel—