Matthew 26:4

and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

In Context

3Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;

5But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

Proverbs 24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Matthew 23:33Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

Acts 13:10and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

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 →

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