Matthew 26:3
26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.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,
KJV
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.
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,
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
What does Matthew 26:3 mean?
Matthew 26:3 is a verse in the book of Matthew, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include τότε (tote), συνάγω (sunago), ἀρχιερεύς (archiereus). It connects to 20 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Matthew 26:3–7
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Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate
Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Psalms 64:4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. the tree: Heb. the stalk with his bread
Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. with: or, for the tongue
Matthew 21:45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Matthew 21:46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matthew 26:58But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Mark 14:54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
John 11:47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
John 11:49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
John 18:13And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. year: year. And Annas sent Christ bound unto Caiaphas the high priest
John 18:14Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
John 18:24Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
Acts 4:6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
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And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Luke 20:1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
Luke 22:2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
1 Corinthians 5:4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
Acts 24:1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Acts 25:15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
Acts 4:23And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
Frequently asked questions
What does Matthew 26:3 say?
Matthew 26:3 (King James Version) reads: "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,"
Is Matthew 26:3 in the Old or New Testament?
Matthew 26:3 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Matthew.
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