See Poole on "Matthew 26:5".
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...
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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 fr...
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 :...
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...
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...
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!...
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 ev...
"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 Caiapha...
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 o...
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 commonl...
The chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders They together constituted the sanhedrim, or great council, which had the supreme authority both...
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciple...
The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all...
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 pl...
Preparation For What Lies Ahead (26:1-19). In this subsection we see Jesus' (and God's) preparations for what lies ahead which are interspersed wi...
Through Suffering to Triumph (26:1-28). Matthew's description of what follows in the next few days is very much abbreviated compared with Mark's a...
Members of the Sanhedrin Meet In Order To Plot Jesus' death (26:3-5). Matthew now passes quickly from Jesus confident declaration concerning His ‘...
‘And they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.' The purpose of their gathering was in order to discuss togeth...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:2 . The feast of the Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the...
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, becau...
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,”...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel...
The conspiracy:
and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety and kill Him.
2 Corinthians 11:3 ; Acts 13:10 ; Acts 7:19 ; Genesis 3:1 ; Matthew 23:33 ; Psalms 2:2
4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.