Matthew 26:1-4

The Plot to Kill Jesus

1 ¹When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples,

2 "²You know that after two days ³the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be ⁴handed over for crucifixion."

3 ⁵Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in ⁶the court of the high priest, named ⁷Caiaphas;

4 and they ⁸plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:28
• 2. Matthew 26:2-5: {Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2}
• 3. John 11:55; John 13:1
• 4. Matthew 10:4
• 5. John 11:47
• 6. Matthew 26:58, 69; Matthew 27:27; Mark 14:54, 66; Mark 15:16; Luke 22:55; John 18:15
• 7. Matthew 26:57; Luke 3:2; John 11:49; John 18:13, 14, 24, 28; Acts 4:6
• 8. Matthew 12:14