Matthew 26:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.”
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BSBPD
“and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill <FI>him<Fi> ,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 26:4 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:1Now 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?’”
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
- Matthew 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
- Acts 7:19He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
- Acts 13:10and 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?
- 2 Corinthians 11:3I 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.
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