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Matthew 26:4
and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
from The Plot to Kill Jesus, Matthew 26:1-5
What it says

They scheme to arrest Jesus quietly and kill him.

What it is doing

The verse states their hidden intent plainly.

In context

1When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples, 2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. 5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”