Gathered a council (συνηγαγον συνεδριον). Second aorist active indicative of συναγω and συνεδριον, the regular word for the Sanhed…

A council. A meeting of the Sanhedrim, or great council of the nation. (See Barnes on Matthew 2:4).

They claimed the right of regul…

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council.—Matters have reached too serious a stage for them to allow f…

They pretended that if Jesus Christ gathered to himself a great party, the Romans would take offense at it – pounce upon the whole nation and destr…

Theophylact of Ohrid: A miracle such as this should have drawn out wonder and praise. But they make it a reason for plottin…

As a result of Jesus’ miracle in Bethany, a meeting of the Sanhedrin was called. The council expressed not only disapproval but also frustration. T…

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled the council. Not less monstrous is the blindness of the priests, which is here…

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a
council
They convened the sanhedr…

There can hardly be a clearer discovery of the madness that is in the human heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is recorded h…

1. After describing the death and resurrection of Lazarus, the Evangelist now describes the effect of his resurrection.

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