with. Greek. meta. App-104 . not. Greek. ou App-105 . Not the same as in verses: Matthew 26:26 , Matthew 26:5 , Matthew 26:29 , Matthew 26:35 ; but the same as in verses: Matthew 26:24 , Matthew 26:39 , Matthew 26:40 , Matthew 24:42 , Mat 24:53 , Mat 70:72 , Mat 70:74 . read more
burial = embalming. Compare John 19:40 . Should be the same as in Mark 14:8 . John 12:7 . It is the Septuagint for Hebrew. hanat, in Genesis 50:2 . read more
Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . this gospel = the good news. preached = proclaimed. App-121 . world. Greek. kosmos. App-129 . also this, that = this also which. read more
will ye give . . . ? = what are ye willing to give? will. Greek. thelo. App-102 . covenanted with him = they placed for him [in the balance]: i.e. they weighed to him. thirty pieces of silver. See App-161 . These were shekels of the Sanctuary. App-51 . This was the price of an ox which had gored a servant (Exodus 21:32 ). It was here destined for the purchase of sacrifices. read more
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.The court of the high priest was his palace; and the high priest mentioned here, Caiaphas, or Joseph Caiaphas, a son-in-law of Annas, had been named to that position by Valerius Gratus prior to 26 A.D., and was deposed by Vitellius in 37 A.D. The synoptics omit the first trial before Annas. The New Testament references to two high priests at the same time... read more
And they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety and kill him.The plan proposed by the priests in this verse was simply that of murder. They intended to capture Christ and quietly destroy him. They could not have succeeded in this, because Christ said, "No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself" (John 10:18). Not having the right to invoke the death penalty without the assent of the governor, they decided to murder Jesus. It would have been good for their... read more
But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.But they said ... How futile was what THEY said. The true order of the deeds to be done was already determined, and there was nothing they could have done to the contrary. See notes under Matthew 26:2. Naturally, with people present for the passover from all over the ancient empire, they shrank from murdering a popular and noble person like Jesus was known to be, lest their deed should lose some of the popular support... read more
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.Simon the leper refers to a Simon who had been cured of leprosy, not to one who was at that time stricken with that disease. Since Christ alone was able to cure that malady, this means that Christ had healed Simon, and probably out of gratitude, Simon held this dinner in his home for Jesus. The... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:10
understood = got to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132 . Not the same word as in verses: Matthew 26:2 , Matthew 26:70 , Matthew 26:72 , Matthew 26:74 . good = excellent. upon = toward. Greek. eis. App-104 . read more