Matthew 26:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 26:1-5

Here is, 1. The notice Christ gave his disciples of the near approach of his sufferings, Matt. 26:1, 2. While his enemies were preparing trouble for him, he was preparing himself and his followers for it. He had often told them of his sufferings at a distance, now he speaks of them as at the door; after two days, Note, After many former notices of trouble we still have need of fresh ones. Observe, (1.) The time when he gave this alarm; when he had finished all these sayings. [1.] Not till he... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 26:1-5

26:1-5 When Jesus had completed all these sayings, he said to his disciples. "You know that in two days time it is the Passover Feast, and the Son of Man is going to be delivered to be crucified." At that time the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the High Priest, who was called Caiaphas, and took counsel together to seize Jesus by guile and to kill him. They said, "Not at the time of the Feast, lest a tumult arise among the people." Here then is the... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:5

Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar - It was usual for the Jews to punish criminals at the public festivals; but in this case they were afraid of an insurrection, as our Lord had become very popular. The providence of God directed it thus, for the reason given in the preceding note. He who observes a festival on motives purely human violates it in his heart, and is a hypocrite before God. It is likely they feared the Galileans, as being the countrymen of our Lord, more than they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:5

Verse 5 5.But they said, Not during the festival. They did not think it a fit season, till the festival was past, and the crowd was dispersed. Hence we infer that, although those hungry dogs eagerly opened their mouths to devour Christ, or rather, rushed furiously upon him, still God withheld them, by a secret restraint, from doing any thing by their deliberation or at their pleasure. So far as lies in their power, they delay till another time; but, contrary to their wish, God hastens the hour.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:1-5

The shadow of the cross. I. THE PROPHECY . 1 . The end of the Lord ' s public teaching. "Jesus had finished all these sayings." There was precious teaching yet to come; but that would be private, in the upper room, addressed to the little circle of the twelve. This Tuesday was the last day of the Lord's public teaching. Now he had finished all these sayings—the controversies with scribes and Pharisees and Sadducees, the great discourse delivered on the Mount of Olives, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:1-5

God's plans and man's plots. The "sayings," "words," or discourses of Jesus here "finished," were begun on the Mount of Olives (see Matthew 24:1 ), and continued till he came to Bethany (see Matthew 26:6 ). They were spoken, it would seem, publicly, while the sentence following was privately spoken "unto his disciples" ( Matthew 26:2 ). The matter of this sentence is intrinsically intensely interesting, and it is interesting also from its relation to the consultation of the Sanhedrin... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:3-5

Conspiracy of the Jewish rulers. ( Mark 14:1 ; Luke 22:2 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 26:5

Not on the feast day ; ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ : during the feast ; i.e. during the eight days of the Passover celebration. The assembled multitudes did not leave the city until the close of the octave, so the danger of a rising was not removed till then. The rulers well knew the stern temper of Pilate the procurator, who was prepared to crush any popular movement with the strong hand, and at festival times had always his soldiers ready to hurl upon the mob at the slightest... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:3-5

Matthew 26:3-5. The chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders They together constituted the sanhedrim, or great council, which had the supreme authority both in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. Assembled together unto the palace of the high-priest Namely, to deliberate how they might take Jesus, and put him to death; and consulted how they might take him by subtlety Privately, by some artifice, without giving an alarm to his friends. But they said, Not on the feast-day This... read more

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