Matthew 26:4

And they held a counsel against Jesus, that they might take him by guile, and kill him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then assembled the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders of the people, at the hall of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

5But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be a commotion among the people.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:33Ye serpents, ye race of vipers: how can ye escape the condemnation of hell?

Acts 13:10and said: O thou full of all subtilties, and all mischiefs, thou child of the calumniator, and 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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