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

1Now it happened that when Yeshua had finished all these words, He said to His disciples, 2“You know that Passover comes in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be executed.” Then the ruling kohanim and elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the kohen gadol named Caiaphas. 4They plotted together in order that they might seize Yeshua by stealth and kill Him. 5“But not during the festival,” they were saying, “so there won’t 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 ruling kohanim and Pharisees heard Yeshua’s parables, they realized He was talking about them.
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
• Psalms 56:6All day they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
• Psalms 64:4who sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed their arrow—bitter words,
• Psalms 94:20Can a throne of corruption be aligned with You—planning distress by decree?
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter. I did not know they had devised plots against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit. Let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will be no more remembered.”
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said: “Come, let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely Torah from the kohen will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor will the word from the prophet. Come, let’s strike at him with the tongue, and pay no attention to any of his words.”
• John 11:47So the ruling kohanim and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we doing?” they asked. “This Man is performing many signs!
• Acts 4:25You said by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, ‘Why did the nations rage and the peoples plot foolish things?
• Matthew 26:58Peter was following Him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the kohen gadol . And after going inside, he was sitting with the guards, to see the outcome.
• Jeremiah 17:27“But if you do not listen to Me to keep Yom Shabbat holy, by not bearing a burden or entering through the gates of Jerusalem on Yom Shabbat, then I will set its gates on fire, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem, and not be quenched.’”
• Mark 14:54Peter had followed Him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the kohen gadol . He was sitting with the guards, warming himself by the fire.
• Matthew 26:25And Judah, the one betraying Him, replied, “I’m not the one, am I, Rabbi?” Yeshua said to him, “You’ve said it yourself.”
• John 11:49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was kohen gadol that year, said to them, “You know nothing!
• John 18:13They led Him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the kohen gadol that year.
• Acts 4:5On the next day, the rulers and elders and Torah scholars were gathered together 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

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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