Matthew 26:4 “and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.”

Matthew 26:4

and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit and kill him.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“consulted”

Psalm 2:2

Psalm 2:2 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

“by”

Acts 13:10 Matthew 23:33 Genesis 3:1 Acts 7:19 2 Corinthians 11:3

Acts 13:10 · BSB

and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Matthew 23:33 · BSB

You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

Genesis 3:1 · BSB

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Acts 7:19 · BSB

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

2 Corinthians 11:3 · BSB

I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

Also

Matthew 12:14

Matthew 12:14 · BSB

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

Read Matthew 26