Matthew 26:1-5

Context

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When¹ 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 over² to be crucified.”³ 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 They⁴ 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.”⁵

Matthew 26:14-16

Context

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?”⁶ So they set out thirty silver coins for him. 26:16 From that time⁷ on, Judas⁸ began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

[26:1] ¹tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[26:2] ²tn Or “will be delivered up.”

[26:2] ³sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

[26:4] ³tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:5] ⁴sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him.

[26:15] ⁵tn Grk “What will you give to me, and I will betray him to you?”

[26:16] ⁶tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:16] ⁷tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.