And the whole council.—The words in the Greek are in apposition with “the chief priests.” We do not know of any other elements in the Coun…

"The whole council" could be there, so early in the morning, for such an evil purpose. Wicked men are very diligent in carrying out their sinful sc…

The Venerable Bede: The Jews had a custom of delivering the one they had condemned to death, bound, to the judge. For this reas…

What seems to be spoken of here is not another gathering of the Sanhedrin but the final stages of the meeting that had begun late the night before.…

And straightway in the morning
As soon as it was break of day, or daylight appeared:

They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the Ki…