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 takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas, 4and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him. 5“Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• assembled togetherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• of the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the palaceαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• who was calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533

Cross-references for Matthew 26:3

• Matthew 21:45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 56:6They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
• Psalms 64:4shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws?
• Jeremiah 11:19for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me: “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit; let’s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
• Jeremiah 18:18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, “What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs?
• Acts 4:25You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant: Why do the Gentiles rage and the peoples plot futile things?
• Matthew 26:58Peter was following him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and was sitting with the servants 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, I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished.’”
• Mark 14:54Peter followed him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the servants, warming himself by the fire.
• Matthew 26:25Judas, his betrayer, replied, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” “You have said it,” he told him.
• John 11:49One of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
• John 18:13First they led him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
• Acts 4:5The next day, their 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