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 Against Jesus(A)

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

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

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