Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 26:57

"And they that had taken Jesus led him away to [the house of] Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together." — Matthew 26:57 (ASV)

And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

It was night, but these wicked men could sit up for this cruel deed, to judge the Lord of glory, and to put the innocent One to shame. They led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Some of the chief priests and elders were so enraged against Christ that they went to Gethsemane with the Roman cohort that was sent to arrest Jesus. The rest of them met at the house of Caiaphas the high priest, waiting for their victim to be brought to them. It was night or early morning, but they were only too willing to sit up to judge the Lord of glory and put the King of Israel to shame.