The chief priests mocking (ο αρχιερεις εμπαιζοντες). The Sanhedrin in fact, for "the scribes and elders" are included. The word fo…

The chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders — It would seem that all, or nearly all, the members of the Sanhedrin—a…

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the…

St. John Chrysostom: Having stripped and crucified Christ, they go even further, and seeing Him on the cross, they revile Him.…

All the principal groups of the Sanhedrin do not addre Jesus directly but speak of him in the third person, in a stage whisper meant for his ears. …

Likewise also the chief priests
Who as they attended at his apprehension, and in their own council condemned him to …

It was customary to shame criminals by posting a written notice of the crime for which they suffered. So they placed such a notice over Christ's he…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…