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XXVITI. 1. ΠΡΩΙΑΣ δὲ γενομένης, συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ aod κατὰ τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ, ὥστε
θανατῶσαι αὐτόν: 2. καὶ δήσαντες αὐτὸν ἀπήγαγον, καὶ παρέδωκαν
θὰ oy mike αὐτὸν Ποντίῳ 1 Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι.
3. Τότε ἰδὼν Ιούδας 6 παραδιδοὺς Σ αὐτόν, ὅτι κατεκρίθη, µετα-
μεληθεὶς ἀπέστρεψε» τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ
4 αντον Ποντιω omitted in ΔΝ Β.Σ; C omits αυτον.
gicss. * wapadovs in BL 33.
heard him speak in his second denial, which so leads up to a third. Galilean speech was defective in pronouncing the
gutturals, and making {jj = Γ]---Ύει. 74.
καταθεµ.ατίζειν (here only, καταναθ. in T. R., probably belonging to vulgar speech, Meyer), to call down curses on himself, sign of irritation and despera- tion; has lost self-control completely. —kal εὐθὺς: just after this passionate outburst a cock crew.—‘‘ Magna circum- stantia,” Beng.—Ver. 75. καὶ ἐμνήσθη: The cock crowing caused a sudden re- vulsion of feeling, and flashed in on Peter’s mind the light of a vivid recollec- tion: the word his Master had spoken.— πρὶν, etc., repeated as in ver. 34.— ἐξελθὼν, going out, neither in fear of apprehension (Chrys., Euthy.) nor from shame (Orig., Jer.), but that he might give free rein to penitent feeling.— ἔκλαυσεν, wept loudly, as distinct from δακρύειν (John xi. 35), to shed tears. CHaPpTER XXVII. THE PASSION History CONTINUED.—VvVv. 1,2. Morn- ing meeting of the Sanhedrim (Mk. xv. 1, Lk. xxii.’ 66, xxiii. 1).—Ver. 1. συμβούλιον ἔλαβον: this consultation took place at a meeting of Sanhedrim, which was probably only a continuation of the night meeting, though regarded as formally a second meeting, to keep right with the law which humanely required, at least, two sittings in a grave criminal case; the Sanhedrists in this, as in all things, careful to observe the letter, while sinning against the spirit of the law. Those who were present at the night meeting would scarcely have time to go home, as the hearing of many witnesses (xxvi. 59) would take hours. Absent members might be summoned to the morning meeting (Elsner), or might come, knowing that they were expected. --“πάντες points to a full meeting, as does also tot λαοῦ after πρεσβύτεροι. The meeting was supremely ‘mportant,
The words are an explanatory
5 εστρεψε in NBL (Tisch., W.H., Ws.).
though in one respect pro Γογπιά. The law or custom required a death sentence to be pronounced during day-time. Therefore, the vote of the night meeting had to be formally confirmed. Then they had to consider in what shape the case was to be put so as to ensure the consent ot Pilate to the execution of their sen- tence ; a most vital matter.—dorte θανα- τῶσαι αὐτόν, so that they might compass His death; the phrase seems meant to cover both aspects of the business on hand: the formal sentence of death, and the adoption ot means for securing that it might be carried into effect.— ὥστε, with infinitive, here expresses tendency: that He should die, the drift ofall done. ‘The result as yet remained uncertain.—Ver. 2. δήσαντες: no men tion of binding before in Mt.’s narrative, If Jesus was bound at His apprehension the fetters must have been taken off during the Ἱτία].---ἀπήγαγον, etc., they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate. No mention at this point what they had resolved to say to Pilate. That comes out in Pilate’s questioning. Pilate was a very undesir- able judge to come to with such a cause a poor representative of Roman authority ; as described by Philo. and Josephus, as destitute of fear of God or respect for justice, as the unjust judge of the parable ; but, like him, accessible on the side of self-interest, as, no doubt, the Sanhedrists knew very well.—7@ Ἠγεμόνι. the governor; a general title for one exercising supreme authority as repre senting the emperor. The more specific title was ἐπίτροπος, procurator. The ordinary residence of procurators was Caesarea, on the sea coast, but it was their custom to be in Jerusalem at passover time, with a detachment of soldiers, to watch over the public peace.