Matthew 26
The Plot to Kill Jesus
What had Jesus finished saying? (Matthew 25)
Who did Jesus speak to? (verse 1)
When did Jesus say that the Passover was coming? (verse 2)
What did Jesus say about the Son of Man? (verse 2)
Who gathered in the palace of Caiaphas who was the high priest? (verse 3)
What did they do together? (verse 4)
How did they plan to arrest Jesus and kill him? (verse 4)
What reason did they give for not doing it during the feast? (verse 5)
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
Who was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper? (verse 6)
Who came up to him with an alabaster flask? (verse 7)
What did the flask have in it? (Verse 7)
When did she pour it on his head? (Verse 7)
What was the disciple's reaction to this? (verse 8)
What did they say that troubled the woman? (verse 8-10)
What did they judge to be a better use of the flask of very expensive ointment? (verse 7-10)
What did Jesus say about this woman's actions? (verse 10 - 13)
What did Jesus say about the poor? (verse 11)
In pouring this ointment on Jesus' body, what had she done it to prepare Jesus for? (verse 12)
Judas to Betray Jesus
How was Judas Iscariot introduced in verse 14?
Is anyone else introduced in this way? (verse 14)
What does Judas ask the high priests? (verse 15)
What did the high priests pay Judas? (Verse 15)
When did Judas seek an opportunity to betray Jesus? (verse 16)
The Passover with the Disciples
On what day did the disciples come to Jesus? (verse 17)
What did the disciples ask Jesus? (verse 17)
Did the disciples do as Jesus directed them? (verse 19)
What did the disciples prepare? (verse 19)
When did Jesus recline at the table with the twelve? (verse 20)
When does Jesus break the news that one of them would betray him? (Verse 21)
What was the disciples' response? (verse 22)
How did they address Jesus one by one? (Verse 22)
What does Jesus say about the one who will betray him? (verse 23)
How is Judas introduced in verse 25? (verse 25)
How does Judas address Jesus? (verse 25)
What does Jesus say to Judas? (Verse 25)
Institution of the Lord's Supper
When did Jesus take the bread? (verse 26)
What are Jesus' actions in verses 26-29?
What are Jesus' words in verses 26-29?
Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial
What did they do before they went out to the Mount of Olives? (verse 30)
When did Jesus say they they will all fall away? (verse 31)
When does Jesus say He will go before the disciples to Galilee? (verse 32)
What did Peter answer him with? (Verse 33)
What did Jesus say about Peter? (Verse 34)
What did Peter then say? (verse 35)
Did the other disciples say the same? (Verse 35)
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Where did Jesus go with his disciples? (verse 26)
What did He instruct them to do? (verse 36)
Who did Jesus take with Him? (Verse 37)
What do Jesus then do? (Verse 37)
What did Jesus say to them? (verse 38)
What did Jesus do after he had gone a little farther? (verse 39)
Who did Jesus pray to? (verse 39)
What was Jesus' request and stipulation(if that's the right word for it)?(verse 39)
Who did Jesus come to? (verse 40)
What did Jesus find them doing? (verse 40)
What did Jesus say to Peter? (verse 40)
What did Jesus tell Peter to do? (Verse 41)
What was the reason to watch and pray? (verse 41)
What did Jesus do for the second time? (Verse 42)
What is another thing Jesus did for the second time? (Verse 43)
What did Jesus do for the third time? (verse 44)
What did Jesus say on the third time? (verse 44)
What did Jesus say to the disciples when He came to them? (Verse 45)
What command did Jesus give His disciples in verse 46? (verse 46)
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
How is Judas described in verse 47?
Who was with Judas? (Verse 47)
Who had given the crowd a sign? (verse 48)
What did the betrayer say? (verse 48)
When did Judas come up to Jesus? (Verse 49)
How did Judas address Jesus? (verse 49)
Did Judas kiss Jesus? (Verse 49)
How did Jesus address Judas? (Verse 50)
What did Jesus tell Judas to do? (Verse 50)
What did they do to Jesus? (verse 50)
What did one of those who was with Jesus do? (Verse 51)
Who did the man strike? (verse 51)
Did the man cut off the ear of the servant of the high priest? (verse 51)
What did Jesus say? (Verse 52)
What were Jesus' questions in verse 53 and 54? (verse 53-54)
What did Jesus say in verse 55-56? (verse 55-56)
What did all the disciples do in verse 56? (Verse 56)
Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council
Who led Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest? (verse 57)
Who was gathered there? (verse 57)
Who was following Jesus at a distance? (Verse 58)
Where did he follow Jesus as far as? (Verse 58)
Who did he sit with? (verse 58)
Why did he sit with them? (verse 58)
What were the chief priests and the whole council seeking? (verse 59)
Why were they seeking this? (Verse 59)
Did they find any? (Verse 60)
Did many false witnesses come forward? (verse 60)
How many came forward and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” (verse 61)
What did the high priest do? (Verse 62)
What did the high priest ask Jesus? (Verse 62)
Did Jesus remain silent? (Verse 63)
What did the high priest say to Jesus? (Verse 63)
Who did Jesus say had said this? (Verse 64)
What did Jesus tell the high priest? (verse 64)
What was the response of the high priest? (Verse 65)
What did the high priest say? (Verse 65)
What was the judgement in verse 66? (verse 66)
What did they do in his face? (verse 67)
Who did they strike? (verse 67)
What did some who slap him say? (verse 68)
Peter Denies Jesus
Where was Peter? (verse 69)
Who came up to him? (Verse 69)
Who did she say Peter was with? (Verse 69)
What is the distinction made about this person? (Verse 69)
Did Peter deny it? (verse 70)
Who did he deny it before? (Verse 70)
How did Peter first deny it? (verse 70)
When did another servant girl see him? (verse 71)
Who did she speak to? (Verse 71)
What was the distinction she made about the one Peter was with? (verse 71)
How did How did Peter deny it this time? (verse 72)
Who came up to Peter next? (Verse 73)
What did they say betrayed Peter? (verse 73)
What did Peter then do? (verse 74)
What happened immediately after? (verse 74)
What did Jesus remember? (verser 75)
What had Jesus said? (Verse 75)
What did Peter do? (Verse 75)
Who are the people? (Full Passage Questions)
What are the emotions?
What are the actions?
Who prays?
Interpretation:
What are the implications of verses 7-13?
Would Jesus have had the potent smell with him throughout the time when He was tried and crucified? (Matthew 26-28)
Does Jesus break the 4th wall of the Gospel of Matthew in verse 13? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall
As we proclaim the Gospel, would including this specific story about her in memory of her be fitting? (verse 13)
What was Judas' position in the disciples and what did He do after the events in verses 1-13? (John13, John 12)
Does anyone else in the Bible get introduced this way? (Verse 14)
Does anyone else in the Bible go to seek out the chief priests? (verse 14)
What is the motive of Judas and what does the Bible teach about it? (verse 15)
In verse 17, do the disciples ask a question from a position of servanthood?
Is there deep meaning behind Jesus' instructions in verse 18?
What does the name Gethsemane mean? (verse 36)
In verse 65, did the high priest utter blasphemy? (verse 65)
Correlation:
Is there any question in the Bible that is like verse 15? (Besides Genesis 15)
Matthew 26:23 - Psalm 41:9
Verse 26-29 is dense with correlation. Each action holds eternal weight and references multitudes of stories in the Old Testament.
Passages Correlating around the theme of verse 31
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+50%3A17%2CEzekiel+34%2CMatthew+26%3A31%2CMark+14%3A27%2CJohn+10%3A1&version=NIV
"Putting Jesus’s Money Where His Mouth Was
I believe Jesus was putting his money where his mouth was.
Jesus had said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where . . . thieves break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19–20). In letting Judas carry the moneybag, Jesus showed us by example what he meant.
Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). In Judas, Jesus showed us the heart-hardening, heart-blinding, heartbreaking end of treasuring the wrong thing.
And Jesus had said, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24). In Judas, Jesus showed us an alarming example of what loving money and hating God can look like." - Jon Bloom
Correlation:
Verse 2 - John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Exodus 12
Further Thoughts:
In verse 17, even the bread hasn't been raised yet.
30 Pieces of Silver
https://www.gotquestions.org/Zechariah-11-12-13-Messianic.html
Does Jesus mean what He says in Matthew 26:24 as we understand it?
Each of Jesus' actions in verse 26-29 is staggering. A Lexicon is suggested.
What are other examples in the Bible where fear of the crowd effects decisions? (Referring to Verse 5)
(Luke 20:19, Mark 12:12, Mark 11:18, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 14:5, Proverbs 29:25, Deuteronomy 1:17, 1 Samuel 15:24, Isaiah 51:12, Jeremiah 38:19, Matthew 26:56, Luke 12:4, John 7:13, John 9:22, John 12:42, John 19:38, Galatians 2:12, and Mark 11:32)
"Don’t fear the crowd; break away, think for yourself, have courage, and remember there is no profit if you gain the whole world and lose your soul.
As greed now brings fear to millions of us, and simple terror about our future replaces terrorism in our minds, look at this gospel story and let it teach you, and then act.
Let it point you away from the chaos of greed and fear in the mob, to the stone we greedy tenants have rejected, the one our fear murdered on Golgotha. His name is Jesus and he is the head of the corner of the community of life; he makes a community of life out of a crowd of chaos and terror, he replaces the demons of greed and fear with the Holy Spirit of life and peace. He alone leads from horror to hope, from crowd to community.
Receive him then as Lord of your greed and fear. He alone can cast them out, and his name is Jesus. I assure you, there is no other way, no other name given under heaven, which might save us.
If you believe me you will be delivered and whatever happens you will be blessed. If you reject this Gospel call, well then, ‘Good Luck!” because you will have no blessing, just an anxious waiting for luck. Of course, you know by now that I am not superstitious and do not believe in luck, – it was sheer amusement to me that the Chinese out of superstition began the Olympic games at 8pm on the eight day of the eighth month in the eighth year of the 21 century – so in truth, I have only Christ and blessing to offer in place of greed and fear., and “Good Luck” from me is a joke. Either you want Jesus or you don’t. Let’s be clear; if you reject him you choose greed and fear and the delights of the chaotic mob above the peace and joy of the incarnate God. Many people prefer riot to peace. So be it.
With Jesus, however, you need no longer fear the crowd, you can break away, be yourself, have an individual soul rather than an infestation of vulgar fear and greed.
Jesus Christ is the stone whom the builder’s rejected and is now the crowning glory of the living edifice of love, his church, our refuge from the mob, and our soul’s safe haven.
Glory to you Lord Jesus!
Amen."
- Robert Hamerton-Kelly
October 5, 2008
How does the Fear of God effect us and our decisions?
"So the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God for our good always and for our survival, as it is today.
Psalm 31:19
How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men!
Psalm 67:4
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.
Psalm 112:1
Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
Psalm 115:13
He will bless those who fear the LORD, The small together with the great.
Psalm 128:1-4
How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table...
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
Proverbs 22:4
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Proverbs 28:14
How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Psalm 33:18-19
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness, To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
Psalm 85:9
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
Psalm 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.
Nehemiah 1:11
"O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man " Now I was the cupbearer to the king.
Psalm 147:11
The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly. But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Luke 1:50
"AND HIS MERCY IS UPON GENERATION AFTER GENERATION TOWARD THOSE WHO FEAR HIM.
Psalm 25:12
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.
Isaiah 33:6
And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Psalm 103:11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
Psalm 60:4
You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psalm 115:11
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
Proverbs 14:26-27
In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
Malachi 3:16-17
Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name. "They will be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him."
Zephaniah 3:7
"I said, 'Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction ' So her dwelling will not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.
Malachi 4:2
"But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.
Revelation 11:18
"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth."
Psalm 34:9
O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want.
Psalm 111:5
He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever.
2 KINGS 6
Application
Matthew 26English Standard Version (ESV)
The Plot to Kill Jesus
26 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” 10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Judas to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.
The Passover with the Disciples
17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
20 When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.[b] 21 And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.”
Institution of the Lord's Supper
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the[c] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”
Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial
30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 33 Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch[d]with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.[e] See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.”[f] Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant[g] of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. 56 But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council
57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council[h] were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward61 and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”[i] 63 But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, “He deserves death.” 67 Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?”
Peter Denies Jesus
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Footnotes:
- Matthew 26:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Matthew 26:20 Some manuscripts add disciples
- Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts insert new
- Matthew 26:38 Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41
- Matthew 26:45 Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?
- Matthew 26:50 Or Friend, why are you here?
- Matthew 26:51 Or bondservant
- Matthew 26:59 Greek Sanhedrin
- Matthew 26:62 Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?
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