# Matthew 26:24

> The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

— Matthew 26:24, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Luke 24:46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/24/46
- Acts 26:22-23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26/22
- Daniel 9:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/9/26
- Matthew 18:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/18/7
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/15/3
- Psalms 22:1-31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/22/1
- Isaiah 53:1-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/53/1
- Zechariah 12:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/12/10

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/24
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).