Matthew 26:1-5

The Plot Against Jesus

1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,

2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.

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

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Cross References 6

1. S Matthew 7:28
2. S John 11:55; John 13:1
3. Psalms 2:2
4. ver 57; Luke 3:2; John 11:47-53; John 18:13,14,24,28; Acts 4:6
5. S Matthew 12:14
6. Matthew 27:24

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