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William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:14-16

Instead of taking the story of Judas piece-meal as it occurs in the gospel record, we shall take it as a whole, reading one after another the last incidents and the final suicide of the traitor. The Traitor's Bargain ( Matthew 26:14-16 ) 26:14-16 Then one of the Twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me, if I hand him over to you?" They settled with him for a sum of thirty shekels; and from that time he sought for an opportunity... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:17-19

As we took together the passages which tell the story of Judas so now we take the passages which tell the story of the Last Supper. The Ancestral Feast ( Matthew 26:17-19 ) 26:17-19 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus. "Where," they said, "do you wish that we should make the necessary preparations for you to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to such and such a man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, my time is near. I will keep the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:31-35

We now gather together the passages which tell the story of Peter. The Master's Warning ( Matthew 26:31-35 ) 26:31-35 Then Jesus said to them, "Every one of you will be made to stumble because of me during this night; for it stands written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.' But after I have been raised, I will go before you into Galilee." Peter answered him, "If all are made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble."... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:36-46

26:36-46 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go away and pray in this place." So he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be distressed and in sore trouble. Then he said to them, "My soul is much distressed with a distress like death. Stay here, and watch with me." He went a little way forward and fell on his face in prayer. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. But let it be not... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:50-56

26:50-56 Then they came forward and laid hands on Jesus and held him. And, look you, one of these who was with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the High Priest, and cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, "Put back your sword in its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. Or, do you not think that I am able to call on my Father, and he will on the spot send to my aid more than twelve regiments of angels? How then are the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:1

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings ,.... Meaning either all that are recorded by this evangelist, all the sermons and discourses of Christ, delivered both to the people of the Jews, and to his disciples; his conversation with the former, and his divine instructions and prudent advice to the latter, together with all his excellent parables, which are largely related in this book; or else what is said in the two preceding chapters, concerning the destruction of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:2

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover ,.... Which was kept in commemoration of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt; and was typical of Christ the passover, who was now to be sacrificed for his people. This was said on Tuesday, and on the Thursday following, the passover began. Christ speaks of this as a thing well known to the disciples, as it must be, since it always began on a certain day, the fourteenth of the month Nisan; which month answered to part of our... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:3

Then assembled together the chief priests ,.... About the same time, two days before the passover, that Jesus said these things to his disciples, as is plain from Mark 14:1 . By "the chief priests" are meant, either such who had been high priests, or such as were the heads of the twenty four courses of the priests; or rather, the principal men of the priesthood, who were chosen out of the rest, to be members of the great sanhedrim: and the Scribes ; the doctors, of the law, who wrote... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:4

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety ,.... The Jews had often attempted his life, but he escaped out of their hands; they had sent officers to apprehend him, but to no purpose; they therefore meet and consult together, to form some scheme, and make use of some stratagem, that they might lay hold on him, and keep him; they were for doing this in the most private manner they could: and kill him ; not with their own hands, nor privately; but their scheme was to apprehend him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:5

And they said, not on the feast day ,.... Upon mature deliberation, it was an agreed point with them, at least it was carried by a majority, that nothing of this kind should be attempted to be done on the feast day, on any of the days of the feast of passover, which was now at hand; though this was contrary to their common rules and usages: for, a person that sinned presumptuously, and such an one they accounted Jesus to be, they say F1 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 10. sect. 4. Maimon. Hilch.... read more

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