Matthew 26:4

and they plotted together to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people.”

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Cross References

Matthew 23:33You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape being sentenced to hell?

Acts 13:10and said, “O son of the devil, full of all deceit and all trickery, enemy of all righteousness, will yoʋ not cease perverting the straight paths 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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