Matthew 26:55
At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
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- Mark 12:35 : 35 The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said,“How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David’s son?
- John 8:2 : 2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
- John 18:20-21 : 20 Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
- Mark 14:48-50 : 48 Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? 49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.” 50 Then all the disciples left him and fled.
- Luke 21:37-38 : 37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.
- Luke 22:52-53 : 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw? 53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”
- John 7:14 : 14 Teaching in the Temple When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
- John 7:28 : 28 Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,
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- Mark 14:46-505 verses88%
46Then they took hold of him and arrested him.
47One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.
48Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?
49Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”
50Then all the disciples left him and fled.
- Luke 22:52-543 verses84%
52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?
53Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”
54Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter was following at a distance.
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54How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
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20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
- Matt 26:45-528 verses78%
45Then he came to the disciples and said to them,“Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!”
47Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
48(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”)
49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,“Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
50Jesus said to him,“Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.
51But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.
52Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.
- Matt 26:56-572 verses78%
56But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
57Condemned by the Sanhedrin Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.
- Mark 14:42-443 verses77%
42Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!”
43Betrayal and Arrest Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.
44(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)
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66When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council
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1The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up
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53Condemned by the Sanhedrin Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.
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1Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
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49When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?”
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44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
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12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
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12Jesus Before Annas Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up.
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31The Prediction of Peter’s Denial Then Jesus said to them,“This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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47Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,
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68saying,“Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
- Matt 26:3-53 verses73%
3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
4They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
5But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
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30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.
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21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
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23The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
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46They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
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37So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
- Matt 26:61-622 verses72%
61and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
62So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
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25Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said,“Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus replied,“You have said it yourself.”
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36Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
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57(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)