Matthew 26:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Assembled

The palace

Matthew 26:58

Jeremiah 17:27

Mark 14:54

Caiaphas

John 11:49

John 18:13

Acts 4:5

General references

Luke 22:2

Bible References

Assembled

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

The palace

But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.

But if you do not give ear to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and to let no weight be lifted and taken through the doors of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: then I will put a fire in its doorways, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem, and it will never be put out.

And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.

Caiaphas

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

They took him first to Annas, because Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was the high priest that year.

And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

General references

For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

And the Lord said to me, There is an evil design at work among the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.

Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.