Matthew 26:4

Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 26

“And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.”Matthew 26:4

What Does Matthew 26:4 Mean?

Matthew 26:4 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 26, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Matthew 26:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 19:21“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”Acts 23:12“And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.”Psalms 21:11“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”Psalms 35:20“For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”Matthew 12:14“Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”Psalms 2:2“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”Psalms 37:12“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”Proverbs 24:15“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”Daniel 6:7“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”Acts 13:10“And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”1 Corinthians 5:8“Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”Genesis 3:1“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”Psalms 11:2“For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.”Psalms 55:11“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.”Proverbs 12:5“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”Isaiah 32:7“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.”Jeremiah 26:15“But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.”Daniel 6:4“Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.”Matthew 23:33“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”Acts 7:19“The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.”

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