Matthew 26:4

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They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:1 : 1 The Temptation and the Fall Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman,“Is it really true that God said,‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard’?”
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.
  • Matt 12:14 : 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.
  • Matt 23:33 : 33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
  • Acts 7:19 : 19 This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 and said,“You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you 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 his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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    2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

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    1The Plot Against Jesus Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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