Matthew 26:4

And they immediately passed the verdict that they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill Him.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then the chief priests, and scribes, and elders of the people, were assembled in the hall of the high priest, called Caiaphas.

5But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:33Ye serpents, generations of vipers, how can you escape from the judgment of hell?

Acts 13:10said, O thou full of all guile and rascality, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of God?

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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