Matthew 26:3

Matthew 26:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Context of Matthew 26:3

1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples, 2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. 5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

Matthew 26:3 word by word

Τότε συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τοῦ λεγομένου ΚαϊάφαRead the interlinear

• At that timeτότεtote · thenG5119
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• assembledσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• courtyardαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• name wasλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533

Cross-references for Matthew 26:3

• Matthew 21:45When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
• Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
• Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
• Acts 4:25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Matthew 26:58But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
• Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
• Mark 14:54Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
• Matthew 26:25Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”
• John 11:49But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
• John 18:13They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
• Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

Commentaries on Matthew 26:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Then assembled together the chief priests - That is, during the two days that preceded the passover. The high priest, who was called Caiaphas - Caiaphas succeeded Simon, son of Camith, about a.d. 16, or, as Calmet thinks, 25. He married the daughter of Annas, who was joined with him in the priesthood. About two years after our Lord's crucifixion, Caiaphas and Pilate were both deposed by Vitellius, then governor of Syria, and afterwards emperor. Caiaphas…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Caiaphas was the high priest. He lived near the temple in Jerusalem's upper city. This meeting was not at the usual place or time, so it was urgent and probably secret. The Sanhedrin (the official Jewish council) usually met in the council chamber. The council chamber was located either at the southern end of the court of the Israelites in the temple or on the western edge of the temple hill. Joseph Caiaphas was the son-in-law of Annas (see John 18:13)…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:3

• Caiaphas
• Conspiracy
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Priest
• Scribe (S)

In the dictionaries

• Caiaphas
• Caiaphas, or Caiaphas
• High priest
• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty

Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings