AD 33 · Life of Christ
Leaders conspire to arrest and kill Jesus
As Passover approached, Jesus again told the disciples that He would be handed over to be crucified. The chief priests and elders gathered and plotted to arrest Him secretly and kill Him without provoking a riot during the feast (Matthew 26:1-5; Mark 14:1-2).
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📖 Matthew 26:1–3
1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples, 2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,