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Matthew 26:2

What does Matthew 26:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 26:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 26:2 means

Jesus plainly tells his disciples that the Passover is two days away and that the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified. He uses direct language to state both the timing and the purpose: his suffering is impending and involves betrayal and execution. This announcement is not a vague prediction but a disclosure of divine necessity—Jesus knows his death is imminent and speaks of it as being ‘delivered up,’ highlighting human responsibility in the event and the predetermined plan by which it will occur.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

After two days is the Passover, and the Son of man will be given up to the death of the cross.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

You know that after two days shall be the pasch: and the Son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Ye know that after two days the passover takes place, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

Context

This verse follows Jesus’ closing to his teachings and sets the timetable for the passion narrative. It connects to the Jewish festival of Passover—a moment heavy with covenantal meaning—so Jesus’ destiny during this sacred time intensifies its theological weight. The declaration frames the rest of the chapter: the plotting by religious leaders, the disciples’ responses, and the coming sacrificial imagery are all read in light of this predicted crucifixion.

v.1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples,

v.2This passage

v.3Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 26:24

    The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

  • Matthew 17:22

    And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;

  • Matthew 20:18

    Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death,

  • John 12:1

    Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

  • John 13:1

    Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

  • Luke 24:6

    He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

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