Matthew 26:4

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And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together

Against the Lord and against His

Anointed, saying,

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

For their minds devise violence,
And their lips talk of trouble.

Then the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.