Matthew 26:4
And helde a councell, that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kyll hym.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
In Context
5But they sayde: Not on the feast [day] lest there be an vprore among ye people.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden.
Proverbs 24:15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
Matthew 23:33Ye serpentes, ye generation of vipers, howe wyll ye escape the dampnation of hell?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:2-6
The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar… Read the whole commentary →