Passage Research
Matthew 26 — Sermon Preparation
A woman anoints Jesus, Judas bargains to betray him, the Last Supper is instituted, and Gethsemane leads to arrest and Peter's denial. Below is a research summary for Matthew 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Matthew 26 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀρχιερεύς | archiereús | G749 | 11 | chief priest, chief of the priests |
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 12 | disciple |
| παραδίδωμι | paradídōmi | G3860 | 10 | betray, bring forth, cast, commit |
| προσέρχομαι | prosérchomai | G4334 | 8 | come, come thereunto, consent, draw near |
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 8 | Peter, rock |
| μάχαιρα | máchaira | G3162 | 6 | sword |
| εἷς | heîs | G1520 | 7 | a, abundantly, man, one |
How preachers through history handled this text
99 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Christ afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which said, False witnesses are risen up against me. Christ was accused, that we might not be condemned; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 26:57–68 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount of Olives— Matt 26:30
- Galilee 1— Matt 26:32
- Gethsemane— Matt 26:36
- Bethany 1— Matt 26:6
- Nazareth— Matt 26:71
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