Matthew
Matthew 26:1KJV·traditional attribution
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
John Calvin Reformed
Christ now confirms again what we have seen that he had sometimes predicted to his disciples; but this last prediction clearly shows how willingly he offered himself to die; and it was necessary that he should do so, because God could not be appeased but by a sacrifice of obedience.
Albert Barnes Presbyterian
MATTHEW CHAPTER 26 Verses 1-16. See also
William Burkitt Anglican
Several things are here observable; as, 1. The persons conspiring against our blessed Redeemer's life, namely, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders, that is, the whole sanhedrin, or general council of the Jewish church: these lay their malicious heads together, to contrieve the destruction of the innocent Jesus.