Matthew 26:4

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill [Him],

Literal 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 scribes, and the elders of the people, into the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;

5and they said, “Not in the celebration, that there may not be a tumult among the people.”

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Cross References

Genesis 3:1And the serpent has been cunning above every beast of the field which YHWH God has made, and he says to the woman, “Is it true that God has said, You do not eat from every tree of the garden?”

Proverbs 24:15Do not lay wait, O wicked one, || At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting place.

Matthew 23:33Serpents! Brood of vipers! How may you escape from the judgment of Gehenna?

Acts 13:10said, “O full of all guile, and all recklessness, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting 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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