12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
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When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: …
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, …
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, …
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, …
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-15)For the further proof of the resurrection of Christ, we have here the confession of the adversaries that were upon the guard; and there are two things which strengthen this testimony—that they were eye-witnesses , and did themselves see the glory of the resurrection, which none else did—and that they were enemies , set there to oppose and obstruct his resurrection. Now observe here, I. How this te…
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