Matthew 26:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ In the meeting, they tried to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. They planned to arrest Jesus and kill him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And consulted together in order to arrest Jesus by stratagem secretly and put Him to death.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

Common English Bible

⁴ They were plotting to arrest Jesus by cunning tricks and to kill him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And they took counsel so that by deceitfulness they might take hold of Jesus and kill him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And they consulted together, that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus, and put him to death.

Matthew 26:4 Cross References

Genesis 3:1

The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. {The snake wanted to trick the woman.} The snake spoke to the woman and said, “Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?”

Psalm 2:2

Their kings and leaders joined together\par to fight against the Lord\par and against the king he chose.\par

Proverbs 24:15

Don’t be like a thief that wants to steal from a good person or take away his home.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [163]} left and made plans to kill Jesus.

Matthew 23:33

“You are snakes! You are from a family of poisonous snakes! You will not escape God. You will all be judged guilty and go to hell!

Mark 14:1

It was now only two days before the Passover {\cf2\super [190]} and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. {\cf2\super [191]} The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. Then they could kill him.

John 11:53

That day the Jewish leaders began planning to kill Jesus.

Acts 13:10

and said, “You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of evil tricks and lies. You always try to change the Lord’s truths into lies!

Acts 7:19

This king tricked (deceived) our people. He was bad to our ancestors. The king made them put their children outside to die.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ. This might happen the same as Eve was tricked (fooled) by the snake (the devil) with his evil ways.