The Plot to Kill Jesus

26 When Jesus had finished saying all this,^(A) He told His disciples, ² “You know^[a] that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”^(B)

³ Then the chief priests^[b] and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,^{(C) 4} and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill Him.^{(D) 5} “Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

22 The^(A) Festival of Unleavened Bread,^(B) which is called Passover,^(C) was drawing near. ² The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death,^(D) because they were afraid of the people.^(E)