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

1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2Ye know that after two days is the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then 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 . 5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar 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

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• assembledσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• palaceαὐλήaulē · palace/courtyardG833
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533

Cross-references for Matthew 26:3

• Matthew 21:45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
• Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
• Psalms 64:4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
• Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.
• Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
• Matthew 26:58But Peter followed him from afar off to the high priest’s courtyard, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
• Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken to me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
• Mark 14:54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the courtyard of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
• Matthew 26:25Then Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said to him, Thou hast said.
• John 11:49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,
• John 18:13And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that same year.
• Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the next day, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

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