Matthew 26:4

Matthew 26:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
• New International Version (NIV)and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

Context of Matthew 26:4

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.” 3Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas. They 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.” 6Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon, a man who had suffered from a skin disease.

Matthew 26:4 word by word

καὶ συνεβουλεύσαντο ἵνα τὸν Ἰησοῦν δόλῳ κρατήσωσιν καὶ ἀποκτείνωσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• consultedσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuō · to consultG4823
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they might takeκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• by subtiltyδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
• killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615

Cross-references for Matthew 26:4

• Psalms 2:2Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah by saying,
• Matthew 23:33“You snakes! You poisonous snakes! How can you escape being condemned to hell?
• Genesis 3:1The snake was more clever than all the wild animals the Lord God had made. He asked the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must never eat the fruit of any tree in the garden’?”
• Acts 7:19This king was shrewd in the way he took advantage of our people. He mistreated our ancestors. He made them abandon their newborn babies outdoors, where they would die.
• Acts 13:10and said, “You are full of dirty tricks and schemes, you son of the devil! You hate everything that has God’s approval. Quit trying to distort the truth about the way the Lord wants people to live.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3However, I’m afraid that as the snake deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty - The providence of God frustrated their artful machinations; and that event which they wished to conduct with the greatest privacy and silence was transacted with all possible celebrity, amidst the thousands who resorted to Jerusalem, at this season, for the keeping of the passover. It was, doubtless, of the very first importance that the crucifixion of Christ, which was preparatory to the most…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:4

• Conspiracy
• Craftiness
• Government
• Persecution
• Priest

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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