Matthew 26:3

1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples,

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

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

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

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
KJV
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
WEB
Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
ASV
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;
DARBY
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
BLB
Then the chief priests were gathered together—and the elders of the people—in the courtyard of the high priest, who is called Caiaphas,
ÅB
Da samlet yppersteprestene og folkets eldste seg på gårdsplassen hos ypperstepresten, som het Kaifas,
OTB
På den tiden samlet overprestene og folkets eldste seg i gårdsplassen til øverstepresten, som het Kaifas,
B1930
Da kom yppersteprestene og folkets eldste sammen hos ypperstepresten, som hette Kaifas, i hans gård,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 18:24

    Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

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  • John 11:47–53

    Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

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  • Mark 14:54

    Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.

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  • Psalms 2:1–2

    Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  • John 18:28

    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

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  • Acts 4:25–28

    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  • John 11:57

    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

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  • Matthew 26:57–58

    Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.

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