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 finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, 2“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.” Then 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. 5But they said, “We shouldn’t arrest him during the festival, or else 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

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 illustrations, they knew that he was talking about them.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
• Psalms 56:6They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
• Psalms 64:4to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.
• Psalms 94:20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?
• Jeremiah 11:19I was like a trusting lamb brought to the slaughter. I didn’t know that they were plotting against me. They were saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit. Let’s cut Jeremiah off from this world of the living so that we won’t be reminded of him anymore.”
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Let’s plot against Jeremiah, because the teachings of the priests, the advice of wise people, and the word of the prophets won’t disappear. Accuse him! Pay no attention to anything he says.”
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, “What are we doing? This man is performing a lot of miracles.
• Acts 4:25You said through the Holy Spirit, who spoke through your servant David (our ancestor), ‘Why do the nations act arrogantly? Why do their people devise useless plots?
• Matthew 26:58Peter followed at a distance until he came to the chief priest’s courtyard. He went inside and sat with the guards to see how this would turn out.
• Jeremiah 17:27But you must listen to me and observe the day of rest as a holy day by not carrying anything through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest. If you don’t do this, I will set its gates on fire. The fire will burn down the palaces in Jerusalem, and you won’t be able to put it out.”
• Mark 14:54Peter followed him at a distance and went into the chief priest’s courtyard. He sat with the guards and warmed himself facing the glow of a fire.
• Matthew 26:25Then Judas, who betrayed him, asked, “You don’t mean me, do you, Rabbi?” “Yes, I do,” Jesus replied.
• John 11:49One of them, Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year, told them, “You people don’t know anything.
• John 18:13and took him first to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas, the chief priest that year,
• Acts 4:5The next day the Jewish rulers, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings met 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