Matthew 26:4

The Plot to Kill Jesus

3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

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Berean Standard Bible
and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
American Standard Version (1901)
and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
Bible in Basic English
And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And they consulted together, that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus, and put him to death.
Free Bible Version
There they plotted to arrest Jesus on some deceitful pretext and kill him.
Geneva Bible 1599
And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him.
King James (Authorized) Version
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
One Unity Resource Bible
They took counsel together that they might take Yeshua [Salvation] by deceit, and kill him.
Translation for Translators
There they plotted how they could seize Jesus in some deceitful way so that they could have him executed.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They plotted together to arrest Jesus stealthily and kill him.
Noah Webster Bible
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him .
World English Bible
They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit and kill him.
Young's Literal Translation
and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill [him],