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

14 After^(A) two days it was the Passover^(B) and the Festival^(C) of Unleavened Bread.^(D) The chief priests and the scribes^(E) were looking for a treacherous^(F) way to arrest and kill Him.^{(G) 2} “Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”