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Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Matthew narrates the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ night trial, describing how the chief priests and elders finalize their plot at daybreak. The account addresses the Gospel readers while anchoring the scene to the first light of the day following the Sanhedrin proceedings.
The words — The Greek συμβούλιον (sumboulion) literally means "counsel" or "plan," and the phrase πρωῒας γενομένης (prōias genomenēs) translates to "as morning having arrived." These terms establish the conspiracy as a deliberate, time-bound decision rather than a spontaneous reaction.
The thread — This coordinated opposition mirrors the gathering of rulers against the Lord’s Anointed in Psalms 2:2 and aligns with the early morning plotting in Mark 15:1 and the transfer to the Praetorium in John 18:28. The textual parallels trace a consistent pattern of religious leadership orchestrating Jesus’ condemnation.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that Jesus’ fate was sealed by a calculated, unified decision of the religious authorities. It demands a clear-eyed recognition of the deliberate human mechanism that preceded the crucifixion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Cross-references
- Mark 15:1 Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
- 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.
- Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Micah 2:1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Luke 22:66 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
- Matthew 23:13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- 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,
- Proverbs 4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
- Acts 5:21 At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
- Judges 16:2 When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”