{"id":45331,"date":"2020-10-22T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T11:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45331"},"modified":"2025-05-11T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:51:11","slug":"what-kind-of-person-is-called-deceiver-or-clever-in-the-bible-matthew-2763","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/10\/22\/what-kind-of-person-is-called-deceiver-or-clever-in-the-bible-matthew-2763\/","title":{"rendered":"What Kind of Person is Called \u201cDeceiver\u201d or \u201cClever\u201d in the Bible? (Matthew 27:63)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

In Matthew 27:63<\/strong>, Jesus is referred to by the religious leaders as \u201cthat deceiver.\u201d The Greek word used here is planos<\/em>, which means a seducer, impostor, or one who misleads. This term was not a compliment it was a direct accusation, branding Jesus as someone who led people astray. Ironically, they were calling Truth Himself (John 14:6) a liar.<\/p>\n

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\u201c…saying, \u2018Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, \u201cAfter three days I will rise.\u201d\u2019\u201d
(Matthew 27:63, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This event reveals the deep spiritual blindness of the religious leaders. Even though they heard Jesus\u2019 clear prophecies about His resurrection (e.g., Matthew 16:21, 17:23), they refused to believe. Yet ironically, their concern about His resurrection led them to secure the tomb, which only further validated the resurrection when the tomb was found empty.<\/p>\n

The accusation that Jesus was a deceiver is a fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 53:3<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief… and we did not esteem Him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jesus was often misunderstood, slandered, and accused yet He remained faithful to the Father\u2019s mission. The religious leaders failed to recognize the Messiah because they expected a political liberator, not a suffering Savior (cf. John 1:11, Luke 24:25-27).<\/p>\n

Misunderstandings and Accusations<\/h3>\n

Jesus was not only called a deceiver. At different points in His ministry, people accused Him of:<\/p>\n