Matthew 26:3-5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Members of the Sanhedrin Meet In Order To Plot Jesus' death (26:3-5).

Matthew now passes quickly from Jesus confident declaration concerning His ‘delivering up' to the to-ing and fro-ing of the Jewish leaders. It is clear that they did not share His certainty. They were not sure quite what to do. All they did know was that somehow they must get rid of Him.

Matthew 26:3-5

3 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 subtilty, and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.