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Text -- Matthew 26:1-22 (NET)
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The Plot Against Jesus
26:1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things , he told his disciples ,
26:2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming , and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified .”
26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest , who was named Caiaphas .
26:4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
26:5 But they said , “Not during the feast , so that there won’t be a riot among the people .”
Jesus’ Anointing
26:6 Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper ,
26:7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil , and she poured it on his head as he was at the table .
26:8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said , “Why this waste ?
26:9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor !”
26:10 When Jesus learned of this, he said to them , “Why are you bothering bothering this woman ? She has done a good service for me .
26:11 For you will always have the poor with you , but you will not always have me !
26:12 When she poured this oil on my body , she did it to prepare me for burial .
26:13 I tell you the truth , wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world , what she has done will also be told in memory of her .”
The Plan to Betray Jesus
26:14 Then one of the twelve , the one named Judas Iscariot , went to the chief priests
26:15 and said , “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him .
26:16 From that time on , Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him .
The Passover
26:17 Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said , “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover ?”
26:18 He said , “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him , ‘The Teacher says , “My time is near . I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house .”’”
26:19 So the disciples did as Jesus had instructed them , and they prepared the Passover .
26:20 When it was evening , he took his place at the table with the twelve .
26:21 And while they were eating he said , “I tell you the truth , one of you will betray me .”
26:22 They became greatly distressed and each one began to say to him , “Surely not I , Lord ?”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Month |
SIMON (2) |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
BETHLEHEM |
Homicide |
Bethany |
JUDAS ISCARIOT |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
Mary |
Jesus, The Christ |
Simon |
MARTHA |
Love |
Passover |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
Minister |
Anointing |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF |
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NET Notes -> Mat 26:1; Mat 26:2; Mat 26:2; Mat 26:4; Mat 26:5; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:7; Mat 26:8; Mat 26:9; Mat 26:9; Mat 26:10; Mat 26:10; Mat 26:11; Mat 26:12; Mat 26:13; Mat 26:15; Mat 26:16; Mat 26:16; Mat 26:17; Mat 26:17; Mat 26:17; Mat 26:18; Mat 26:19; Mat 26:20; Mat 26:20; Mat 26:20; Mat 26:21; Mat 26:21; Mat 26:22; Mat 26:22
NET Notes: Mat 26:1 Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “i...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:7 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest t...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:9 The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).
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NET Notes: Mat 26:11 In the Greek text of this clause, “me” is in emphatic position (the first word in the clause). To convey some impression of the emphasis, ...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:16 Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:17 This required getting a suitable lamb and finding lodging in Jerusalem where the meal could be eaten. The population of the city swelled during the fe...
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NET Notes: Mat 26:19 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
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NET Notes: Mat 26:20 Many witnesses, some of them important, have μαθητῶν (maqhtwn, “disciples”; א A L W Δ Θ...
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