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

1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3Then assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4And consulted that they might take Jesus by guile, and 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

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

Cross-references for Matthew 26:2

• Mark 14:1After two days wasthe feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
• Luke 22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
• John 13:1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• Exodus 12:11And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.
• Exodus 34:25Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left until the morning.
• John 2:13And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
• John 11:55And the Jews’ passover was near at hand: and many went out of the country to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
• John 12:1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
• Matthew 26:24The Son of man goeth as it is written concerning him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
• Matthew 17:22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
• Matthew 20:18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
• Matthew 27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that .
• Luke 24:6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,
• John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
• John 18:2And Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often resorted there with his disciples.

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

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn

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