Matthew 26:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.”

Matthew 26:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 26:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 26:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.”

Matthew 26:16 — World English Bible

Matthew 26:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them.”

Matthew 26:16 — American Standard Version

Matthew 26:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.”

Matthew 26:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 26:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up.”

Matthew 26:16 — Darby Translation

Matthew 26:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And from that time, he sought opportunitie to betraie him.”

Matthew 26:16 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 26:16 in Context — Matthew 26

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

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What Does Matthew 26:16 Mean?

Matthew 26:16 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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