Matthew 26:1-5

The Plot to Kill Jesus

1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples, ¹

2 “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

5 “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

Cross References

• 1. (Mark 14:1–2; Luke 22:1–2; John 11:45–57)