Passage

Matthew 26.57

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"55. In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not. 56. But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled."

"57. And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together."

"58. But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end. 59. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;" (Matthew 26:55-59, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"55. In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. 56. But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him, and fled."

"57. Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together."

"58. But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end. 59. Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;" (Matthew 26:55-59, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"55. In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled."

"57. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled."

"58. But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 59. Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;" (Matthew 26:55-59, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"55. In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 'As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me; 56. but all this hath come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled;' then all the disciples, having left him, fled."

"57. And those laying hold on Jesus led [him] away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,"

"58. and Peter was following him afar off, unto the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end. 59. And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death," (Matthew 26:55-59, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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