Matthew 26:4
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
Cross-references
Matthew 27:1 shows the same chief priests and elders taking counsel to put Jesus to death — the immediate execution of this plot.
Matthew 21:38, in Jesus' parable, the tenants plot to kill the son — a self-condemning parallel to the leaders' plot against Jesus himself.
Matthew 28:12 depicts the same chief priests assembling to bribe soldiers after the resurrection — a later continuation of their scheming.
Psalm 2:2 prophesies rulers taking counsel against the LORD's Anointed — precisely the plot to arrest and kill Jesus described here.
Psalm 11:2 describes the wicked shooting in the dark at the upright—an image of secret attack matching the leaders' plan to arrest Jesus by stealth.
In Acts 4:27, the prayer recounts that Herod, Pilate, Gentiles, and Israel gathered against Jesus, echoing this plot.
In Luke 20:19, they try to arrest Jesus after the parable of the tenants — the same hostile intent as here.
In Luke 19:47, the same religious leaders seek to destroy Jesus, showing an ongoing conspiracy against him.
Mark 14:1 is the parallel account of the same plot to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him — almost identical wording affirms the conspiracy.
Jeremiah 11:19 prefigures Jesus as the innocent lamb led to slaughter, with enemies devising schemes against him — a direct type of the plot here.
Isaiah 32:7 describes a churl devising wicked devices to destroy the poor — paralleling the chief priests' malicious plot to kill Jesus.
Proverbs 24:2 says the wicked study destruction and speak mischief — exactly what the chief priests were doing in conspiring to kill Jesus.
Proverbs 19:21 declares that human devices cannot stand against the Lord's counsel — contrasting the chief priests' futile plot with God's sovereign plan.
Proverbs 1:11 depicts sinners inviting others to ambush the innocent — the very kind of plot the chief priests devised against Jesus.
Psalm 31:13 says enemies scheme together and plot to take the psalmist's life — directly parallels the chief priests' conspiracy to kill Jesus.
Psalm 37:12 says the wicked plot against the righteous — a clear parallel to the righteous Jesus being plotted against by wicked leaders.
Psalm 56:6 says enemies lurk, watch steps, and wait for the psalmist's life — directly parallels the stealthy arrest plan of the chief priests.
Psalm 62:4 says enemies plan to thrust the psalmist down with lies and hypocrisy — matching the deceptive plan to arrest Jesus by stealth.
Psalm 64:2 asks for protection from the secret plots of the wicked — directly echoing the secret conspiracy of the chief priests against Jesus.
Psalm 64:5 describes conspirators encouraging evil and laying secret snares — directly echoing the chief priests' plot to arrest Jesus by stealth.
Psalm 71:10 speaks of enemies taking counsel together to lay wait for the psalmist's soul — a clear parallel to the plotting against Jesus.
Psalm 86:14 describes proud, violent men seeking the psalmist's life — mirroring the chief priests' conspiracy to kill Jesus.
Jeremiah 26:15 presents Jeremiah protesting his innocence against death threats — mirroring Jesus' blamelessness under the same kind of plot.
Jeremiah 26:8 shows priests and people seizing Jeremiah to kill him — a similar conspiracy of religious leaders against a prophet.
Mark 11:18 records chief priests seeking to destroy Jesus earlier, after the temple cleansing — an earlier instance of the same murderous intent.
Psalm 41:7 describes haters whispering together and imagining the worst — similar to the secret scheming of the Sanhedrin against Jesus.
Proverbs 24:15 warns against laying wait for the righteous — a direct prohibition of the very act the chief priests committed against Jesus.
Daniel 6:4 describes officials seeking grounds against faithful Daniel but finding none — analogous to the leaders plotting against sinless Jesus.
Daniel 6:7 records a conspiracy of officials to trap Daniel through a royal decree — parallel to the religious leaders' cunning plot here.
Proverbs 12:5 contrasts righteous thoughts with deceitful counsels — highlighting that the chief priests' counsel is deceitful wickedness.