Matthew 26:1

The Plan to Kill Jesus

1 Jesus finished saying all these things. Then he said to his disciples,

Matthew 26:1 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 26:1

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings
Meaning either all that are recorded by this evangelist, all the sermons and discourses of Christ, delivered both to the people of the Jews, and to his disciples; his conversation with the former, and his divine instructions and prudent advice to the latter, together with all his excellent parables, which are largely related in this book; or else what is said in the two preceding chapters, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, and the end of the world, the state of the church, and conduct of his servants to the end of time, expressed in the parables of the virgins and talents, and concerning the last judgment and final state of all men:

he said unto his disciples;
who now were alone with him: having finished his prophetic, and being about to enter on his priestly office, he gives his disciples some intimations of its near approach.

Matthew 26:1 In-Context

1 Jesus finished saying all these things. Then he said to his disciples,
2 "As you know, the Passover Feast is two days away. The Son of Man will be handed over to be nailed to a cross."
3 Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.
4 They made plans to arrest Jesus in a clever way. They wanted to kill him.
5 "But not during the Feast," they said. "The people may stir up trouble."
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