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Matthew 26:16

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

KJV

καὶ ἀπὸ τότε ἐζήτει εὐκαιρίαν ἵνα αὐτὸν παραδῷ.

Greek NT

Et exinde quærebat opportunitatem ut eum traderet.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εὐκαιρία
eukairia
noun · 2×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Mark 14:11 — And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
  • Matt 17:22 — And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
  • Ps 37:12 — The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.