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# seeking how
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"looking for an opportunity" or "thinking of ways in which"
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# they could put Jesus to death
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The priests and scribes did not have the authority to kill Jesus themselves, but they hoped to get others to kill him. Alternate translation: "they could get someone to put Jesus to death" or "they could get someone to kill Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# afraid of the people
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Possible meanings are 1) "scared of what the people might do" or 2) "scared that the people would make Jesus king."
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