Matthew 26:1

Matthew 26:1

The Plot to Kill Jesus

1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples,

2 ^a“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

3 ^aThen the chief priests,¹ the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4 and ^aplotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

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Matthew 26:1 The Preparation for the Lord's Death SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 26: The Declaration to the Disciples That the Time Was at Hand. The Wicked Counsel of the Rulers. The Anointing at Bethany. The Alabaster Box. Judas Sells His Lord. The Feast of the Passover. The Traitor Revealed. The Lord's Supper. The Agony in the Garden. The Seizure of Jesus. The Trial before Caiaphas. When Jesus had finished all these sayings. The discourses recorded in the three preceding chapters. The time was Tuesday night, after the Jewish Wednesday began; that is, after sunset. Compare Mark 14:1-11 Luke 22:1-6 Joh 12:1-8.

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