Matthew 26:4

and they took counsel together, in order that, Jesus, by guile, they might secure, and slay.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then, were gathered together, the High-priests and the Elders of the people, into the court of the High-priest who was called Caiaphas;

5They were saying, however: Not during the feast, lest, an uproar, arise among the people.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:1Now, the serpent, was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made, so he said unto the woman, Can it really be that God hath said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous,—neither destroy thou his place of rest;

Matthew 23:33Serpents! broods of vipers! how should ye flee from the judgment of gehenna?

Acts 13:10Said—O full of all guile, and all recklessness! Son of an adversary! Enemy of all righteousness!—Wilt thou not cease to pervert the straight 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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