“ And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. ”
The Decision of the Chief Priests ( Mark 14:1 f.*). Mt. enlarges a simple statement of fact into a prediction by Jesus, and places the meeting of the conspirators in the house of Caiaphas. Luke 2...
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And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him . And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty - The providence of God frustrated their artful machinations; and that event...
By subtilty— Surprise. Prussian Testament. See Luke 22:6 .
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 14:1-11 .
The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus ( Mark 14:1 ; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1 ).
That they might take Jesus by subtilty. — The plan implied in these words and in those that follow (“not on the feast day”) would seem to have been hastened in its accomplishment by the unexpected...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
Love's Fragrant Ministry Matthew 26:1-13 How great the contrast between the plotting in the court of Caiaphas and the love-ministry of Bethany! Yet even there, a strain of needless sorrow was a...
The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucifie...
"Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, (4) And consulted that they might take Jesus by...
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety ,.... The Jews had often attempted his life, but he escaped out of their hands; they had sent officers to apprehend him, but to no purpose; they...
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him . Ver. 4. Take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him ] Craft and cruelty go commonly coupled in the Church's adversaries. Neither of...
The chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders They together constituted the sanhedrim, or great council, which had the supreme authority both in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. Assembled to...
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye...
See Poole on " Matthew 26:5 " .
Jesus Predicts His Crucifixion And The Chief Priests And Elders Plot His Death (26:1-5). This last section of the Gospel opens by revealing the plot. On the one hand Jesus declares that He is to b...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:2 . The feast of the Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the first Passover are narrated Exodus 12:1-14 , but...
Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb,...
That they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill Him. Craft and cruelty coupled in the Church’s adversaries Neither of them “wants their mate,” as the Scripture says of those birds of prey and...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the...
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2 Corinthians 11:3 ; Acts 13:10 ; Acts 7:19 ; Genesis 3:1 ; Matthew 23:33 ; Psalms 2:2