Luke 22:2
ESV
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
NIV
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.
NASB
And the chief priests and the scribes were trying to find a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.
CSB
The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the people.
NLT
The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.
KJV
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.