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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:

KJV

Πρωΐας δὲ γενομένης συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν.

Greek NT

Mane autem facto, consilium inierunt omnes principes sacerdotum et seniores populi adversus Jesum, ut eum morti traderent.

Vulgate

Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

ASV

And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θανατόω
thanatoo
verb · 11×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
πρεσβύτερος
presbuteros
adjective · 67×
πρωΐα
proia
noun · 2×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
συμβούλιον
sumboulion
noun · 8×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὥστε
oste
conjunction · 85×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

'When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.' See Matt. xxvii. 1. They did not wait for accusers; they took counsel among themselves, being both judges and accusers at once. And they bound Him and led Him away to Pontius Pilate the governor. See Matt. xxvii. 2. Why did they not slay Him themselves? In…

Cross-references

  • Gen 37:18 — And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
  • Isa 43:27 — Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
  • John 18:28 — Then 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.
  • John 18:28 — Then 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 22:66 — 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,
  • 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,
  • Luke 23:1 — And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
  • Mark 15:1 — And 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.
  • Mark 15:1 — And 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.
  • Matt 20:18 — Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
  • Matt 23:13 — But 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.
  • Matt 26:3 — 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,
  • Matt 28:12 — And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
  • Mic 2:1 — Woe 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.
  • Mic 2:1 — Woe 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.
  • Ps 2:2 — The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Ps 2:2 — The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Ps 22:12 — Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
  • Ps 31:13 — For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
  • Ps 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
  • Ps 58:1 — Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
  • Ps 86:14 — O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
  • Ps 94:21 — They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.