Matthew Chapter 12 verse 14 Holy Bible
But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
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But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.
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But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
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Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
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But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
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And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - Then the Pharisees went out (ἐξελθόντες δὲ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι). Probably at once, before the service was over. Note the emphatic position of ἐξελθόντες. They will no longer stay in the same building with one who does such a thing, and held a council; and tool: counsel (Revised Version, with Authorized Version margin); cf. Matthew 22:15; Matthew 27:1, 7; Matthew 28:12. Against him, how they might destroy him. We learn from Mark that the Herodians also took part in the deliberation. Professor Marshall (Expositor, June, 1891, pp. 465,466) suggests a too ingenious reconciliation of this verse and its parallels, in three details, by suggesting an Aramaic original which would explain the divergences.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) Held a council against him.--If, as seems probable, these Pharisees included those who had come from Jerusalem, the deliberation was of more importance in its bearing on our Lord's future work than if it had been a mere meeting of the local members of the party. It is significant that St. Mark adds (Mark 3:6) that they called the Herodians into their counsels. These latter have not yet been mentioned in the Gospel history, but they had probably been irritated by the marked reference to them and their habits of life in the contrast which our Lord drew between them and the Baptist. (Comp. Note on Matthew 11:8.)