Matthew 26:2

Matthew 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
• New International Version (NIV)“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

Context of Matthew 26:2

1When Jesus finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, “You know that the Passover will take place in two days. At that time the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas. 4They made plans to arrest Jesus in an underhanded way and to kill him.

Matthew 26:2 word by word

οἴδατε ὅτι μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας τὸ πάσχα γίνεται, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς τὸ σταυρωθῆναι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Ye knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• isγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• is betrayedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Matthew 26:2

• Mark 14:1It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings were looking for some underhanded way to arrest Jesus and to kill him.
• Luke 22:1The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near.
• John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
• Exodus 12:11This is how ⌞you should be dressed when⌟ you eat it: with your belt on, your sandals on your feet, and your shepherd’s staff in your hand. You must eat it in a hurry. It is the Lord’s Passover.
• Exodus 34:25“Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. No part of the sacrifice at the Passover Festival should be left over in the morning.
• John 2:13The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
• John 11:55The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 12:1Six days before Passover, Jesus arrived in Bethany. Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life, lived there.
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man is going to die as the Scriptures say he will. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays the Son of Man. It would have been better for that person if he had never been born.”
• Matthew 17:22While they were traveling together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people.
• Matthew 20:18“We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death
• Matthew 27:4He said, “I’ve sinned by betraying an innocent man.” They replied, “What do we care? That’s your problem.”
• Luke 24:6He’s not here. He has been brought back to life! Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee.
• John 13:2While supper was taking place, the devil had already put the idea of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.
• John 18:2Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place because Jesus and his disciples often gathered there.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The passover - A feast instituted in Egypt, to commemorate the destroying angel's passing over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn of the Egyptians. See the whole of this business largely explained in the Notes on Exodus 12:1-27 (note). This feast began on the fourteenth day of the first moon, in the first month, Nisan, and it lasted only one day; but it was immediately followed by the days of unleavened bread, which were seven, so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2After two days is - the feast of the Passover. See the notes at Matthew 12:1-8. The festival of the Passover was designed to preserve among the Jews the memory of their liberation from Egyptian servitude, and of the safety of their first-born in that night when the firstborn of the Egyptians perished, Exodus 12:13. It was celebrated seven days, namely, from the 15th to the 21st of the month Abib or Nisan (April), Exodus 12:15-20; Exodus 23:15. During all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The irony is that the Son of Man, who will one day judge the nations (Matthew 25:31–46), must first be unfairly judged and condemned to death by evil people. The death of Jesus was the ultimate Passover sacrifice (see John 19:31–37; 1 Corinthians 5:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:2

• Caiaphas
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Passover

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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