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Luke 22:4

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And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
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  1. Acts 4:1Rank 1 from verse 4
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    1AND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

  2. Acts 5:24Rank 2 from verse 4
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    24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

  3. Acts 5:26Rank 3 from verse 4
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    26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  4. Luke 22:52Rank 4 from verse 4
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    52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

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    10¶ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

    11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

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Luke 22:4

COMBINED MEANING

communed

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1. Talked, conversed, or conferred with another. 2. Considered and reasoned within one's own heart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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betray

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To deliver a person into an enemy's hands by treachery or fraud, violating trust or confidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3¶ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

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5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

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