The Plot to Kill Jesus

26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things,(A) he told his disciples, “You know[a] that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”(B)

Then the chief priests[b] and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,(C) and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him.(D) “Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

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Footnotes

  1. 26:2 Or “Know (as a command)
  2. 26:3 Other mss add and the scribes

The Plot to Kill Jesus

26 When Jesus had finished saying all this,(A) He told His disciples, “You know[a] that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”(B)

Then the chief priests[b] and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,(C) and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill Him.(D) “Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:2 Or Know (as a command)
  2. Matthew 26:3 Other mss add and the scribes