Matthew 26:4

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And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

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  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?'
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
  • Matt 12:14 : 14 But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him, plotting how they might destroy Him.
  • Matt 23:33 : 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell?
  • Acts 7:19 : 19 This king dealt deceitfully with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to abandon their infants, so they would not survive.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?'
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that, just as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your minds may be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 26:3
    81%

    3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

  • Luke 22:2
    80%

    2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

    2 They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Mark 14:1
    79%

    1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

  • John 11:53
    79%

    53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.

  • Luke 22:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4 Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus to them.

    5 They were glad and agreed to give him money.

    6 So Judas consented and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

  • Matt 26:14-16
    3 verses
    78%

    14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

    15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him over to you?" So they counted out thirty pieces of silver for him.

    16 And from that moment, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.

  • Matt 26:5
    77%

    5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • Matt 26:57
    76%

    57 Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • Matt 22:15
    75%

    15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

  • Matt 26:59
    75%

    59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

  • John 12:10
    75%

    10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well,

  • Luke 11:54
    75%

    54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.

  • Matt 12:14
    75%

    14 But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him, plotting how they might destroy Him.

  • Acts 6:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 Then they secretly instigated men to say, 'We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.'

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Mark 15:1
    74%

    1 At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • Luke 20:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

    20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Mark 3:6
    74%

    6 Immediately, the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

  • Luke 22:66
    73%

    66 At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • Acts 9:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him.

    24 But Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

  • John 11:57
    73%

    57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.

  • Mark 14:11
    73%

    11 When they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

  • Mark 14:46
    73%

    46 Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

  • Matt 27:20
    73%

    20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • Luke 6:11
    72%

    11 But they were filled with rage and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

  • Matt 26:55
    72%

    55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

  • Mark 14:53
    72%

    53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the law came together.

  • Acts 4:27
    71%

    27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'

  • Ps 83:3
    71%

    3 For behold, your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you have lifted up their heads in rebellion.

  • Acts 25:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

    3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

  • Matt 28:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 The chief priests met with the elders, and after consulting together, they gave the soldiers a large amount of silver money.

    13 They instructed them, 'Say this: “His disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep.”'

  • Matt 26:47-48
    2 verses
    71%

    47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

    48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man; arrest Him."

  • Acts 23:15
    71%

    15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

  • Acts 4:15
    70%

    15 After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

  • John 7:25
    70%

    25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • Matt 27:7
    70%

    7 So they consulted together and used the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for strangers.

  • Mark 14:44
    70%

    44 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: "The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard."

  • John 7:44
    70%

    44 But some of them wanted to seize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him.

  • Acts 2:23
    70%

    23 He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.