Parallel Verses

Amplified

and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

New American Standard Bible

and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill Him.

International Standard Version

They conspired to arrest Jesus by treachery and to kill him.

A Conservative Version

and they deliberated so that they might take Jesus by trickery, and kill him.

American Standard Version

and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

An Understandable Version

They were taking counsel together as to how they might take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

Anderson New Testament

And they consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft and kill him.

Bible in Basic English

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

Common New Testament

and they plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and consulted how to seize Jesus by surprize, and take away his life.

Darby Translation

and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;

Godbey New Testament

And they immediately passed the verdict that they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill Him.

Goodspeed New Testament

and plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and put him to death.

John Wesley New Testament

And consulted, how they might apprehend Jesus by subtlety and kill him.

Julia Smith Translation

And they counselled together, that they might obtain Jesus by stratagem, and might kill.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill [him].

Modern King James verseion

And they consulted so that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and held a counsel, how they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

Moffatt New Testament

and took counsel together to get hold of Jesus by craft and have him put to death.

Montgomery New Testament

and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

NET Bible

They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

New Heart English Bible

They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

Noyes New Testament

and took counsel together that they might seize Jesus by craft, and put him to death.

Sawyer New Testament

and they took counsel to seize Jesus by stratagem, and kill him.

The Emphasized Bible

and they took counsel together, in order that, Jesus, by guile, they might secure, and slay.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and put him to death;

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

and consulted how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death.

Williams New Testament

and plotted to arrest Jesus by stratagem and put Him to death.

World English Bible

They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

Worrell New Testament

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Worsley New Testament

and were consulting how they might take Jesus by treachery and put Him to death.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

συμβουλεύω 
Sumbouleuo 
Usage: 4

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

κρατέω 
Krateo 
Usage: 33

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

δόλος 
Dolos 
Usage: 10

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
Usage: 40

References

American

Images Matthew 26:4

Prayers for Matthew 26:4

Context Readings

The Chief Priests And Elders Plot To Kill Jesus

3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him. 5 But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

Psalm 2:2


The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him.

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you spawn of vipers, how can you escape the penalty of hell?

Acts 7:19

He shrewdly exploited our race and mistreated our fathers, forcing them to expose their [male] babies so that they would die.

Acts 13:10

and said, “You [Elymas] who are full of every [kind of] deceit, and every [kind of] fraud, you son of the devil, enemy of everything that is right and good, will you never stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ.

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