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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:1-16

138. The plot to capture Jesus (Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6)The Passover was only two days away, and Jesus knew its significance in relation to his coming death. Israelites kept the Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread as an annual week-long festival in commemoration of ancient Israel’s deliverance from Egypt. God ‘passed over’ those houses where a lamb had been sacrificed in the place of those under judgment (Exodus 12:1-13). The people then escaped from bondage. For the next... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:1

finished. Compare Matthew 7:28 . Marking an epoch. As in Matthew 11:1 ; Matthew 13:53 ; Matthew 19:1 . See App-156 . sayings. Plural of logos. See note on Mark 9:42 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:1

MATT. 26THE PLOT TO KILL JESUS; THE PRECIOUS OINTMENT; THE BARGAIN OF JUDAS; THE BETRAYAL AND SEIZURE; THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN; PETER'S THREE DENIALSAnd it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples ... (Matthew 26:1)The teachings of Christ to Israel at this point were concluded. The atonement for the sins of all men was the next order of his divine will. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:1-2

Matthew 26:1-2. When Jesus had finished, &c.— See Luke 21:37-38. When our Lord sat down on the mount of Olives to foretel the destruction of the city, and to deliver the parables which represent the method of the general judgment, he was far on his way to Bethany. After the parables were pronounced, and before he departed, he thought fit to add a word or two concerning his own death. The greatest trial which his disciples were ever to meet with was now approaching in their Master's... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:1-2

Jesus evidently said these words sometime on Wednesday, the same day as His controversy with the religious leaders (Matthew 21:23 to Matthew 23:39) and the Olivet Discourse (chs. 24-25). Jesus predicted that His enemies would deliver Him up to die by crucifixion in two days. The connection between Jesus’ death and the Passover would emerge more clearly when Jesus celebrated that feast with His disciples the next day. Thursday, then, was a day of rest for Jesus, during which He prepared for His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:1-5

Jesus’ fourth passion prediction and the plot to betray Him 26:1-5 (cf. Mark 14:1-2; Luke 22:1-2)These verses record the fourth major prediction of Jesus’ death that He gave His disciples (cf. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:22-23; Matthew 20:18-19). Matthew just finished recording Jesus’ claim to judge humankind (Matthew 25:31-46). Now he wrote that the Judge would suffer condemnation from the condemned. Jesus had warned His enemies about the consequences of hypocrisy (Matthew 23:12-31). Now we... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:1-46

1. Preparations for Jesus’ crucifixion 26:1-46There were several events that led up to Jesus’ arrest. Matthew did not present them in strict chronological order but in a logical narrative order. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-75

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest1-5. A Council is held against Jesus (Mark 14:1; Luke 22:1: cp. John 13:1).2. After two days] This fixes the date as Tuesday, if the Passover was on Thursday night; or Wednesday, if, as is more probable, it was on Friday night. Is betrayed] This clear prediction is peculiar to St. Matthew.3. And the scribes] RV omits. The palace] RV ’the court,’ i.e. the central quadrangle, the house being built round a square plot... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:1

XXVI.(1) The portion of the Gospel narrative on which we now enter is common, as far as the main facts are concerned, to all the four Gospels, and this gives to every detail in it a special interest. We cannot ignore the fact that it brings with it also some peculiar difficulties. The first three Gospels are in substantial agreement as to the order of the facts and the time at which they occurred. But the fourth, in some respects the fullest and most striking, differs from the Three: (1) in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 26:1-75

Name and Surname Matthew 26:6 Why these surnames? We do not want them, we do not like them; but there they are. Why not say 'Simon,' and let his identification be established by other means than by recalling the loathsomeness of the disease? Why these expansions of names, why these fringes and attachments? Why not identify men by something better than leprosy, or evil deed, or red shame of any kind? We fall here upon a very profitable scene of investigation and instruction. There seems to be... read more

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