KJV 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:
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Matthew 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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
WEB World English Bible
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
ASV American Standard Version
Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
Surrounding context — Matthew 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:
2 And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].
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ΠρωΐαςG4405 · prōiaearly morningδὲG1161 · dethenγενομένηςG1096 · ginomaito beσυμβούλιονG4824 · sumboulioncounsel/councilἔλαβονG2983 · lambanōto takeπάντεςG3956 · pasallοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχιερεῖςG749 · archiereushigh-priestκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρεσβύτεροιG4245 · presbuteroselder: ElderτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαοῦG2992 · laosa peopleκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusὥστεG5620 · hōstesoθανατῶσαιG2289 · thanatoōto killαὐτόν,G846 · 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.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.Luke 22:66And 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,Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.Psalm 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],Matthew 26:3-4Then 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,Matthew 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.Proverbs 4:16-18For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.Acts 5:21And when they heard [that], they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.Luke 23:1-2And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.Judges 16:2[And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed [him] in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.1 Samuel 19:11Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.Acts 4:24-28And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
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