Matthew 12:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁴ But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against Him, how they might do away with Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The Pharisees went out and met in order to find a way to destroy Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees, departing, took council against him, as to how they might destroy him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 12:14 Cross References

Matthew 26:4

They were taking counsel together as to how they might take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

Matthew 27:1

Now when morning came, all the leading priests and the elders of the [Jewish] people conferred together against Jesus as to how they might put Him to death.

Mark 14:1

Now the Passover Festival and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were held two days later. [Note: This was the annual Jewish Festival week commemorating Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses’ leadership. The unleavened bread was specially baked to contain no yeast, and was eaten for seven days as part of the celebration]. And the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses were looking for a way to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

Mark 3:6

And the Pharisees immediately went out and conferred with the Herodians against Jesus, plotting how they could kill Him. [Note: These Herodians were members of a political party favoring King Herod].

Luke 22:2

And the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses were looking for a way to kill Jesus because they were afraid of the people [i.e., that people would riot if it were done during the Festival. See Matt. 26:5].

Luke 6:11

But the experts in the Law of Moses and the Pharisees became furious and began discussing among themselves what they could do to Jesus.

John 10:31

Then the Jews again picked up stones [intending] to stone Him.

John 10:39

[Then] the Jews again tried to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.

John 11:53

So, from that day onward, the Jewish authorities began plotting [how] to kill Jesus.

John 11:57

Now the leading priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he was to report it, so they could arrest Him.

John 5:18

So, for this reason the Jews looked for more [opportunities] to kill Him, because He not only broke Sabbath day [restrictions], but also He had called God His own Father, [thereby] making Himself equal with God.

John 7:30

Then they [i.e., the authorities] tried to arrest Jesus, but no one laid a hand on Him because His time had not yet come.

John 7:32

The Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, so the leading priests and Pharisees sent some Temple guards to arrest Him.

John 7:44

Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one [attempted to] lay a hand on Him.

John 8:59

So, they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself [or “was hidden,” suggesting a miraculous departure] and left the Temple [area].