Matthew 26:1-5

International Children’s Bible

The Plan to Kill Jesus

26 After Jesus finished saying all these things, he told his followers, ²“You know that the day after tomorrow is the day of the Passover Feast. On that day the Son of Man will be given to his enemies to be killed on a cross.”

³Then the leading priests and the Jewish elders had a meeting at the palace of the high priest. The high priest’s name was Caiaphas. ⁴At the meeting, they planned to set a trap to arrest Jesus and kill him. ⁵But they said, “We must not do it during the feast. The people might cause a riot.”

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Matthew 26:1-5

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The Plot Against Jesus^(A)

26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things,^(B) he said to his disciples, ²“As you know, the Passover^(C) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

³Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled^(D) in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,^(E) ⁴and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.^(F) ⁵“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot^(G) among the people.”