Luke 22:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was at least a prophet sent from God; and it is likely they kept steady in their attachment to him. The multitude, who are represented as clamouring for his blood at the crucifixion, appear to have been a mere mob, formed out of the creatures of the chief priests and Pharisees.