Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 27:1

"Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:" — Matthew 27:1 (ASV)

They were so full of enmity against Jesus that they were eager to seize the first opportunity to take counsel to put him to death. They had spent the latter part of the night and the earliest moments of the morning, in examining, condemning, and abusing their illustrious prisoner. Jesus had foretold that He would be delivered to the Gentiles, so the next act in the terrible tragedy was His appearance before the Roman governor.