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ThenΤότεthe high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶthe eldersοἱ πρεσβύτεροιof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦgatheredσυνήχθησανinεἰςthe courtyardτὴν αὐλὴνof the high priest,τοῦ ἀρχιερέωςwho was calledτοῦ λεγομένουCaiaphas,Καϊάφα
Matthew 26:3
Study it in the app“Then the high priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,”
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Matthew 26:3, word by word
- ThenΤότεTote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “Tote” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyteroi” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appears- gatheredσυνήχθησανsynēchthēsan
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēchthēsan” appears- the courtyardαὐλὴνaulēn
courtyard
The open space inside a large house.
Where else “aulēn” appears- who was calledλεγομένουlegomenou
call
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legomenou” appears- CaiaphasΚαϊάφαKaiapha
Caiaphas
Caiaphas: the high priest in the time of Jesus.
Where else “Kaiapha” appears
Translation note
Caiaphas was high priest from about AD 18 to 36.
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Matthew 26:1-5
1And it happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples, 2“You know that after two days the Passover comes, and the Son of Man is handed over to be crucified.” 3Then the high priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4and they plotted together to seize Jesus by deceit and kill him. 5But they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that there may not be an uproar among the people.”
1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread was after two days. And the high priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by deceit and kill him; 2for they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.”
1Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was drawing near. 2And the high priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.
The context
2“You know that after two days the Passover comes, and the Son of Man is handed over to be crucified.”
3 · This verse (above)
4and they plotted together to seize Jesus by deceit and kill him.
To study Matthew 26 in a group
1. What it says
What did the woman do with the jar of perfume, and what did Jesus say about it (vv. 7, 10–13)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus say about his blood as he gives the cup to the disciples (vv. 27–28)?
3. How I live it
Peter said he would never deny him, and then did (vv. 33–35, 69–75). How can you start over after failing someone?