Commentaries on Gospel Events

Condemnation by the Council

Spring A. D. 30

Friday

Jerusalem

Here's another examination, this one just at day break, by a (much?) larger group of religious leaders.  This group got less of a claim from Jesus to be God than did Ciaphas and crew shortly before.  But they "took counsel against Jesus to put him to death."

More guilt for more people?

 

Matthew

Mark

Luke

 

Mat 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

 

 

Mar 15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

 

 

Luk 22:66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

Luk 22:67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

Luk 22:68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

Luk 22:69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

Luk 22:70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

Luk 22:71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.