Matthew 26:1-4 WEB

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:2

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.” Matthew is constantly aware of Jesus’ exact words (compare Matthew 26:27-29; Matthew 26:31-32), and of words spoken by others (Matthew 26:15; Matthew 26:61; Matthew 26:66; Matthew 26:71), the latter no doubt passed on by early converts who were present, and we have an example of it here. While the Chief Priests were still struggling in their minds as to when they would be able to deal with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:3

‘Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, to the court/palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,’ This gathering took place in the palace of the High Priest, which would be built around a central courtyard. It is possible that they gathered in the courtyard around which the palace was built before proceeding to a room overlooking the court, or alternatively that they gathered in a room which could be seen as a part of the courtyard, because it... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:3-5

Members of the Sanhedrin Meet In Order To Plot Jesus’ death (26:3-5). Matthew now passes quickly from Jesus confident declaration concerning His ‘delivering up’ to the to-ing and fro-ing of the Jewish leaders. It is clear that they did not share His certainty. They were not sure quite what to do. All they did know was that somehow they must get rid of Him. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:4

‘And they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.’ The purpose of their gathering was in order to discuss together how they could deal with the menace in their midst. But they were aware of how ticklish the situation was, for unfortunately, as they knew, the main part of the common people, especially the large number of visitors for the Feast from Galilee and Peraea, favoured Jesus, and saw Him as a prophet. Thus they knew that to arrest Him publicly could... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-5

Matthew 26:1-Deuteronomy : . The Decision of the Chief Priests ( Mark 14:1 f.*).— Mt. enlarges a simple statement of fact into a prediction by Jesus, and places the meeting of the conspirators in the house of Caiaphas. Luke 22:1 f. is briefer even than Mk. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:1-2

Mark saith, Mark 14:1. After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread. Luke saith, Luke 22:1, Now the feast of unleavened drew nigh, which is called the passover. For our better understanding of what the evangelists say here, and in the following part of this history, we will consider the law of the passover in its institution, which we find in Exodus 12:3 &c., Leviticus 23:4 &c., Numbers 28:16 &c., In Exodus 12:1-51, we find its first institution, and the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:3-5

Mark 14:1, saith, The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. Luke saith much the same with Mark. They had before this been seeking how to destroy him, Luke 19:47; nor was it the first time they had made a formal council about it, John 11:47; but now again they met. The place is named, that was the high priest’s hall; the councillors were the chief priests, scribes, and elders. The matter of their deliberation was to kill Christ, and how they... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 26:1-13

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 26:2. The feast of the Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the first Passover are narrated Exodus 12:1-14, but some of those were modified in later times. The regular celebration of the Passover was part of the religious revival after the return from captivity (Carr).Matthew 26:3. The chief priests, etc.—The meeting now assembled may have been either a formal session of the Sanhedrin or an informal conference of its... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:1-75

Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings ( Matthew 26:1 ),This is the end of now the Olivet discourse.He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified ( Matthew 26:1-2 ).Now this is interesting, because this apparently was on Monday, that Jesus gave the Olivet discourse. He had made His triumphant entry on Sunday, which is known as Palm Sunday, and then the next day He came back into... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:1-75

Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, passed over the Red sea. The jews had a tradition, probably from the prophets, that they should be delivered at the passover, which tradition is still in the Cabalists. And it is very remarkable, that Christ should redeem the world at the very festival when he redeemed the Hebrews from Egypt. He is... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:3-5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:1-2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:3-5

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 26:1-13

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:1-75

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:1-75

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