Matthew 27:1 (KJV)

Matthew 27:1 · King James Version

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

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Matthew 27:1 in the King James Version reads: “When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:”. Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, or compare how other translations render it below.

Matthew 27:1 in the Original Greek

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When δέ dé G1161 the morning πρωΐα prōḯa G4405 was come, γίνομαι gínomai G1096 all πᾶς pâs G3956 the ὁ ho G3588 chief priests ἀρχιερεύς archiereús G749 and καί kaí G2532 elders πρεσβύτερος presbýteros G4245 of the ὁ ho G3588 people λαός laós G2992 took λαμβάνω lambánō G2983 counsel συμβούλιον symboúlion G4824 against κατά katá G2596 Jesus Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs G2424 to ὥστε hṓste G5620 put him to death: θανατόω thanatóō G2289

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Matthew 27:1 in Other Translations

KJV	When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
WEB	Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
ASV	Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
YLT	And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
WBT	When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
DBY	And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.

Cross References for Matthew 27:1

Mark 15:1 John 18:28 Psalms 2:2 Micah 2:1 Luke 22:66 Matthew 23:13 Matthew 26:3–4 Proverbs 4:16–18 Acts 5:21 1 Samuel 19:11 Luke 23:1–2 Judges 16:2 Acts 4:24–28

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Questions about Matthew 27:1

What does Matthew 27:1 say?

Matthew 27:1 in the King James Version reads: “When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:” Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Matthew 27:1 found in the Bible?

Matthew 27:1 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 1, in the New Testament.

What Bible translation is Matthew 27:1 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 27:1 in the table on this page.

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