Matthew 26:1-5

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.
5 But they were saying, "Not during the festival, 9otherwise * a riot might occur among the people."

Cross References 9

  • 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
  • 9. Matthew 27:24
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