<p>26:4&nbsp;<i>And they plotted together how they might seize Jesus using trickery and kill him</i>- The Greek specifically means to jointly decide. The collective guilt of Jewry is being emphasized, because their judgment was likewise collective. The same word is used four times later in this chapter about the &lsquo;taking hold&rsquo; of the Lord Jesus in Gethsemane (:48,50,55,57). This &lsquo;laying on of hands&rsquo; against the Lord is likewise strongly noted by Mark (s.w. Mk. 14:44,46,49,51). The sight of it was burnt into their memories. There are likewise parts and aspects of the Lord&rsquo;s sufferings, and words associated with them, which are likewise burnt in the consciousness of all those who truly love Him.</p><p>&quot;Trickery&quot; is as AV &quot;<i>By subtilty&quot;</i>- an allusion to the Lord&rsquo;s Jewish opposition as the seed of the serpent at whose hands the seed of the woman was wounded (Gen. 3:15). But the word literally refers to a bait, implying some plan to deceive Him into a position in which they could arrest Him. But what were these plans? The Lord fell for no bait. Perhaps the idea was that Judas would come and kiss Him, and lead Him into some isolated ambush or compromising situation. When the Lord made it clear to Judas that He knew what Judas was up to, the plan fell apart and the soldiers simply grabbed the Lord. And they ended killing Him &ldquo;on the feast day&rdquo;, which was exactly what they had planned to avoid (:5).</p><p>The plan made ahead of time to kill Him was clearly typified by the brothers&rsquo; plans to kill Joseph.</p>