Matthew 26:4

And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then were the chief priests and scribes, and the elders of the people gathered together in the palace of the high-priest, called Caiaphas.

5But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be a tumult among the people.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:33Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell?

Acts 13:10said, O thou full of all guile and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the strait 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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