The Plot
Making plans
As Jesus finished teaching about the end times, he told his disciples that after two days the Passover and the festival would occur, and that the Son of Man would be betrayed and handed over to be crucified. The chief priests and elders, having heard Jesus predict his death, met in the high priest’s courtyard and plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. They decided to avoid doing it during the festival to prevent a public uproar.
(ai summarized)
“When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.””