KJV King James Version
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,
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Luke 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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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,
WEB World English Bible
As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,
Surrounding context — Luke 22
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote [him].
64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
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,
67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
68 And if I also ask [you], ye will not answer me, nor let [me] go.
69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beἡμέρα,G2250 · hēmeradayσυνήχθηG4863 · sunagōto assembleτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρεσβυτέριονG4244 · presbuterioncouncil of eldersτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαοῦ,G2992 · laosa peopleἀρχιερεῖςG749 · archiereushigh-priestτεG5037 · teand/bothκαὶG2532 · kaiandγραμματεῖς,G1122 · grammateusscribeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπήγαγονG520 · apagōto lead awayαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνέδριονG4892 · sunedrioncouncilαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Mark 15:1And 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.Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Acts 22:5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.Acts 4:25-28Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?John 18:28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.Psalm 2:1-3Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
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