Matthew 26:4

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

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,

The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,

for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

Again the LORD said to me, "A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.