Matthew 26:4 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 26:4

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

KJV

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ASV

and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

WEB

and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

YLT

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him ,

DBT

and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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21 verses on the floor

Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Acts 23:12
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Matthew 12:14
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Psalms 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Psalms 21:11
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

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Observe (1.) The place where they met; in the palace of the high priest, who was the centre of their unity in this wicked project. (2.) The plot itself; to take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him; nothing less than his blood, his life-blood, would serve their turn. So cruel and bloody have been the designs of Christ's and his church's enemies.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

If Judas had not been an apostle, he could not have been a traitor; if men had known the way of righteousness, they could not have abused it. I will deliver him unto you. He did not offer himself, nor did they tamper with him, to be a witness against Christ, though they wanted evidence,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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