Matthew 26:4

Modern

…and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Traditional

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

Literal

…and they plotted together in order that they might seize Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Latin

…et consilium fecerunt ut Jesum dolo tenerent, et occiderent.

Greek

English

…and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Acts 13:10
…and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Matthew 23:33
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Acts 7:19
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
2 Corinthians 11:3
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world