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Matthew 26:3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — At that moment, the chief priests and elders gather in the courtyard of high priest Caiaphas, directly following Jesus’ declaration that He would be handed over for crucifixion two days before Passover.
The words — The Greek συνήχθησαν (sunēchthēsan) literally means “were gathered together,” and γραμματεῖς (grammateis) identifies the scribes who joined the chief priests in this assembly.
The thread — This gathering of religious authorities parallels the chief priests and Pharisees convening in John 11:47 and reappears when Peter follows Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard in Mark 14:54.
Why it lands — The text records a factual assembly of leaders before their plot to arrest Jesus covertly, requiring the reader to acknowledge the immediate historical movement toward the crucifixion without adding doctrinal speculation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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,
Cross-references
- John 11:47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- John 18:24 Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
- Mark 14:54 Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
- Matthew 26:57 Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
- John 11:57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
- John 18:13 They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
- John 18:28 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- Acts 4:5 The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,